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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”

Context of Matthew 21:22

20When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked. 21Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” 23Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” 24Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing 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 18:19“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.
• Mark 11:24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
• Luke 11:8I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.
• 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 16:24Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
• James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
• 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 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