Mark 11:22

22 et respondens Iesus ait illis habete fidem Dei

Mark 11:22 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 11:22

And Jesus answering, saith unto them
To all the disciples; for what Peter said, he said in the name of them all; and according to Matthew, the disciples said, "how soon is the fig tree withered away?" To which this is an answer; though the Arabic version renders it, "to him"; as if the words were directed particularly to Peter:

have faith in God;
or "the faith of God", so the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions; that is, exercise, and make use of that faith which has God for its author, which is the work of God, and of his operation, a free grace gift of his; and which has God for its object; and is supported by his power, and encouraged by his goodness, truth, and faithfulness: and so the Arabic version renders it, "believe in God"; not only that such things may be done, as the drying up a fig tree, but those that are much greater.

Mark 11:22 In-Context

20 et cum mane transirent viderunt ficum aridam factam a radicibus

21 et recordatus Petrus dicit ei rabbi ecce ficus cui maledixisti aruit

22 et respondens Iesus ait illis habete fidem Dei

23 amen dico vobis quicumque dixerit huic monti tollere et mittere in mare et non haesitaverit in corde suo sed crediderit quia quodcumque dixerit fiat fiet ei

24 propterea dico vobis omnia quaecumque orantes petitis credite quia accipietis et veniet vobis