KJV King James Version
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 17:21
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
WEB World English Bible
But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
ASV American Standard Version
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and this kind doth not go forth except in prayer and fasting.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 17
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
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.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute [money] came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
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