Matthew 17:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

O faithless

How long shall i be

General references

Matthew 17:26

Bible References

O faithless

If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t He do much more for you—you of little faith?

But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm.

And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Aware of this, Jesus said, “You of little faith! Why are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread?

He replied to them, “You unbelieving generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to Me.”

Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected.

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious generation! How long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken!

Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and observe My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Don’t be an unbeliever, but a believer.”

For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it really all who came out of Egypt under Moses?

How long shall i be

So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may worship Me.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commands and instructions?

The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people despise Me? How long will they not trust in Me despite all the signs I have performed among them?

For 40 years I was disgusted with that generation;
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know My ways.”

“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?

How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?

Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts within you?

And for about 40 years He put up with them in the wilderness;

General references

“From strangers,” he said.

“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him.