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Mark 11:22
“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples immediately after Peter points out that the cursed fig tree has withered.
The words — The text records Jesus using the imperative ἔχετε (echete), meaning "do have," paired with πίστιν (pistin), meaning "faith."
The thread — This command to place trust in God echoes the directive in Psalms 62:8 and Jesus' parallel instruction to believe in Him in John 14:1.
Why it lands — The passage demands a direct, unhesitating reliance on God rather than a reliance on observable circumstances or personal ability.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Cross-references
- Psalms 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
- Mark 9:23 “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
- 2 Chronicles 20:20 Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
- Isaiah 7:9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”
- Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
- Colossians 2:12 And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.