Focused Passage

Mark 11:20-25

The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority

Mark 11 moves from royal entry to temple inspection, from symbolic fig-tree judgment to prophetic temple judgment, from withered-tree teaching on faith and forgiveness to a direct authority challenge by Jerusalem's leaders.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

20 As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.

21 Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”

22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.

23 “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

25 And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Original words

[As] Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they were walking back παραπορευόμενοι G3899 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural in the morning πρωῒ G4404 Adverb they saw εἶδον G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular fig tree συκῆν G4808 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular withered ἐξηραμμένην G3583 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition [its] roots ῥιζῶν G4491 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Verse 21

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Peter Πέτρος G4074 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular remembered [it] ἀναμνησθεὶς G363 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Look ἴδε G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Rabbi Ῥαββί G4461 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular fig tree συκῆ G4808 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - ἣν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular You cursed κατηράσω G2672 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular has withered ἐξήρανται G3583 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

Original words

Have Ἔχετε G2192 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural faith πίστιν G4102 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular in God θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 23

Original words

Truly ἀμὴν G281 Hebrew Word I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction if anyone ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle says εἴπῃ G2036 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular to this τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular mountain ὄρει G3735 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Be lifted up Ἄρθητι G142 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction thrown βλήθητι G906 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sea θάλασσαν G2281 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb has no doubt διακριθῇ G1252 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular heart καρδίᾳ G2588 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction believes πιστεύῃ G4100 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction vvv G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular [it] λαλεῖ G2980 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular will happen γίνεται G1096 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular it will be done ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular for him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

Therefore διὰ G1223 Preposition . . . τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural vvv πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural whatever ὅσα G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction you ask for αἰτεῖσθε G154 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural in prayer προσεύχεσθε G4336 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural believe πιστεύετε G4100 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction you have received [it] ἐλάβετε G2983 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural and [it] καὶ G2532 Conjunction will be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular yours ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 25

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction you stand στήκετε G4739 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural to pray προσευχόμενοι G4336 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural if εἴ G1487 Conjunction you hold ἔχετε G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural anything τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular against κατά G2596 Preposition [another] τινος G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular forgive [it] ἀφίετε G863 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Father Πατὴρ G3962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural heaven οὐρανοῖς G3772 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural will forgive ἀφῇ G863 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural trespasses παραπτώματα G3900 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural as well καὶ G2532 Conjunction

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include 26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses; see Matthew 6:15.

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