What Does the Bible Say About Lack of Faith?
Here are 15 Bible verses about Lack of Faith, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
BSBAnd without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- #2Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
BSB“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
- #3Mark 4:40
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
BSB“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
- #4Romans 14:23
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
BSBBut the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
- #5Mark 9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
BSBImmediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
- #6Matthew 14:31
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
BSBImmediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
- #7Luke 12:28
If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
BSBIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
- #8Matthew 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
BSB“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
- #9Matthew 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
BSBIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- #10James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
BSBBut he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
- #11Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
BSBFor it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- #12Matthew 21:21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
BSB“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
- #13Luke 8:25
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
BSB“Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
- #14Romans 10:10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
BSBFor with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
- #152 Corinthians 5:7
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
BSBFor we walk by faith, not by sight.
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