KJV King James Version
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].
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Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
ASV American Standard Version
Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Because of this I say to you, all whatever—praying—ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.
Surrounding context — Mark 11
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
διὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖν·G4771 · suyouπάνταG3956 · pasallὅσαG3745 · hososjust as/how muchπροσεύχεσθεG4336 · proseuchomaito prayκαὶG2532 · kaiandαἰτεῖσθε,G154 · aiteōto askπιστεύετεG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)ὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐλάβετε,G2983 · lambanōto takeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔσταιG1510 · eimito beὑμῖν.G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Matthew 21:22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.1 John 5:14-15And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:1 John 3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.James 1:5-6If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.John 15:7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.Matthew 18:19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.John 14:13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.Matthew 7:7-11Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:Luke 11:9-13And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.John 16:23-27And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.James 5:15-18And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.Luke 18:1-8And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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