Matthew 21:22

Matthew 21:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
• New International Version (NIV)If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Context of Matthew 21:22

20When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” 21Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done. And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” 23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?” 24Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Matthew 21:22 word by word

καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἂν αἰτήσητε ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ πιστεύοντες, λήμψεσθε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• whatsoeverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• ye shall askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• prayerὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• believingπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• ye shall receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983

Cross-references for Matthew 21:22

• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Matthew 18:19Again, truly I tell you, if two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.
• Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, everything you pray and ask for — believe that you have received it and it will be yours.
• Luke 11:8I tell you, even though he won’t get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his friend’s shameless boldness, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
• John 14:13Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• John 15:7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.
• John 16:24Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
• James 5:16Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
• 1 John 3:22and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.
• 1 John 5:14This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Commentaries on Matthew 21:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22All things - ye shall ask in prayer, believing - In order to get salvation, there must be, a conviction of the want of it: this begets, prayer, or warm desires, in the heart: then the person asks, i.e. makes use of words expressive of his wants and wishes: believes the word of promise, relative to the fulfillment of his wants: and 5. receives, according to the merciful promise of God, the salvation which his soul requires.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 This paragraph contains the account of the barren fig-tree, and of the cleansing of the temple. See also Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48. Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God … - From Mark 11:11-15, it is probable that this cleansing of the temple did not take place on the day that he entered Jerusalem in triumph, but on the day following. He came and looked round upon all things, Mark says, and went out to Bethany with the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-22Verses 18-22 This cursing of the barren fig-tree represents the state of hypocrites in general, and so teaches us that Christ looks for the power of religion in those who profess it, and the savour of it from those that have the show of it. His just expectations from flourishing professors are often disappointed; he comes to many, seeking fruit, and finds leaves only. A false profession commonly withers in this world, and it is the effect of Christ's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Jesus was encouraging the disciples to trust in God and pray with faith. He was not promising that God would approve everything they might desire (1 John 5:14–15).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 21:22

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Authority
• Daughter
• Grind
• Loose
• Move
• Prayer
• Presently
• Reverence
• Seat
• Thief

Commentaries on Matthew 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings