Luke 17:5. And the apostles said. This is the only instance in the Gospels, where the Apostles as such make a request in common.

Increase our faith, lit, ‘add to us faith,' i.e., give us more faith. They felt themselves unequal to the duty of forgiving love enjoined upon them (Luke 17:3-4). They had been taught this before, and no doubt in the mean time had learned their insufficiency. Those who offer the prayer should remember the occasion of it.

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Old Testament