Mark 11:22–24
Jesus invites us to have faith in God when we pray
Study it word by word22And Jesus answers them, “Have faith in God.
23Truly I tell you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening, it will be done for him.
24Therefore I tell you, everything that you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
In its context
20And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
21And Peter, remembering, says to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
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25And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”
26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Its words in the original
- ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis· answer
Answer, reply; speak up.
- ἸησοῦςIēsous· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- λέγειlegei· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἜχετεEchete· have
Have, possess, hold.
- πίστινpistin· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- θεοῦtheou· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ἀμὴνamēn· truly, amen
Amen: a Hebrew word meaning "so it is", "it is firm". Jesus uses it at the start of a saying to affirm what he is about to say: "truly".
- ὄρειorei· mountain
Mountain, hill.
- ἌρθητιArthēti· lift, take away
Lift up, carry; also take away.
- βλήθητιblēthēti· throw, put
Throw, cast; also put.
- θάλασσανthalassan· sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
- διακριθῇdiakrithēi· judge, doubt
Distinguish, judge between two things; in the middle voice, doubt, or dispute.
- καρδίᾳkardiai· heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
- πιστεύῃpisteuēi· believe
Believe, trust.
- λαλεῖlalei· speak
Speak, talk.
- γίνεταιginetai· become, happen
Become, happen, come about; be born.
- ἔσταιestai· be
Be, exist.
- προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthe· pray
Pray: speak with God.
- αἰτεῖσθεaiteisthe· ask
Ask, ask for.
- ἐλάβετεelabete· take, receive
Take, receive.