Mark 11:24

Mark 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.

Context of Mark 11:24

22“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

Mark 11:24 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν· πάντα ὅσα προσεύχεσθε καὶ αἰτεῖσθε, πιστεύετε ὅτι ἐλάβετε, καὶ ἔσται ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• What things soeverπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·ὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• ye desireαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• when ye prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ye receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shall haveεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for Mark 11:24

• 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 18:19“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
• Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
• Luke 11:9“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
• Luke 18:1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
• John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, 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 wish, and it will be done for you.
• John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
• James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
• James 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
• 1 John 3:22and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.
• 1 John 5:14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Commentaries on Mark 11:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:18-22. Mark 11:11 Into the temple - Not into the edifice properly called “the temple,” but into the “courts” which surrounded the principal edifice. Our Saviour, not being of the tribe of Levi, was not permitted to enter into the holy or most holy place; and when, therefore, it is said that he went into the “temple,” it is always to be understood of the “courts” surrounding the temple. See…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-26Verses 19-26 The disciples could not think why that fig-tree should so soon wither away; but all wither who reject Christ; it represented the state of the Jewish church. We should rest in no religion that does not make us fruitful in good works. Christ taught them from hence to pray in faith. It may be applied to that mighty faith with which all true Christians are endued, and which does wonders in spiritual things. It justifies us, and so removes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Two additional sayings on prayer are connected to 11:23 by the word believe. In the first (11:24), we are told that we will receive what we ask for (see Matt 7:7) if we pray with the faith described in Mark 11:23. Forgiveness is the second condition for answered prayer. Only when we forgive others can our most important prayer, that God forgive us, be answered (Matthew 5:23–24; 6:12, 14–15; Luke 6:37; 11:4; compare Luke 7:41–43, 47; Ephesians 4:32…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them--This verse only generalizes the assurance of Mr 11:23; which seems to show that it was designed for the special encouragement of evangelistic and missionary efforts, while this is a directory for prevailing prayer in general.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 11:24

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer
• Righteous

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Commentaries on Mark 11

• 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