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. Howbeit this kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
DEATH FORETOLD AGAIN--PAYS TRIBUTE--CAUTION AGAINST GIVING OFFENCE.
After these things Jesus departed thence, and passed through Galilee; for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. And he would not that any man should know _it_. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
But they understood not that saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. And they were exceeding sorry.
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute _money_ came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying,
What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him,
Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money; that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who _should be_ the greatest. And Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart, sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them,
If any man desire to be first, _the same_ shall be last of all, and servant of all.
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,