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Mark 11:24

What does Mark 11:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 11:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 11:24 means

Jesus further elaborated on the efficacy of prayer, assuring His disciples that whatever they ask for in prayer, if they believe they have already received it, it will be granted to them. This teaching emphasizes the certainty of God's response to prayer offered in faith, highlighting the connection between belief, expectation, and the fulfillment of one's petitions. It speaks to a deep trust in God's willingness to act.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive: and they shall come unto you.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For this reason I say to you, All things whatsoever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye receive it, and it shall come to pass for you.

Context

This verse continues the teaching on faith initiated in verse 22 and illustrated in verse 23, providing a more general and direct promise regarding prayer. It reinforces the principle that believing prayer results in answered requests, leading into another crucial aspect of effective prayer: the necessity of forgiveness in the following verse.

v.23Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it.

v.24This passage

v.25And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 21:22

    And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

  • Matthew 7:7

    Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

  • John 16:23

    And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.

  • 1 John 3:22

    and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

  • Luke 18:1

    And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

  • John 15:7

    If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

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