Mark 11:20-25

The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree

20 ¹As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.

21 And Peter remembered and said to him, ²"Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered."

22 And Jesus answered them, "Have ³faith in God.

23 ⁴Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ⁵'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and does not ⁶doubt in his heart, but ⁷believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

24 Therefore I tell you, ⁸whatever you ask in prayer, ⁹believe that you ¹⁰have received^[a] it, and it will be yours.

25 And whenever ¹¹you stand praying, ¹²forgive, ¹³if you have anything against anyone, so that ¹⁴your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."^[b]

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 20-24, see Matthew 21:19-22
• 2. See John 1:38
• 3. Ephesians 3:12; Philippians 3:9
• 4. Matthew 17:20
• 5. [Psalms 46:2; 1 Corinthians 13:2; Revelation 8:8]
• 6. Romans 4:20; Romans 14:23; James 1:6
• 7. [Mark 16:17; John 14:12]
• 8. See Matthew 7:7
• 9. [See ver. 23 above]
• 10. [Isaiah 65:24; Matthew 6:8]
• 11. Matthew 6:5; Luke 18:11
• 12. See Matthew 6:14
• 13. Colossians 3:13; [Matthew 5:23; Matthew 6:15]
• 14. Matthew 7:11

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts are receiving
• [b]. Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses