The Withered Fig Tree

Mark 11:23

In 9 translations

BSB: “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
KJV: 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.
WEB: For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening, he shall have whatever he says.
ASV: Verily 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.
LSV: for truly I say to you that whoever may say to this mountain, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he says come to pass, it will be to him whatever he may say.
YLT: for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.
DBY: Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him.
DRC: Amen I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe, that whatsoever he saith shall be done; it shall be done unto him.
GNV: For verely I say vnto you, that whosoeuer shall say vnto this mountaine, Be thou taken away, and cast into the sea, and shall not wauer in his heart, but shall beleeue that those things which he saieth, shall come to passe, whatsoeuer he saieth, shall be done to him.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read πιστεύῃ (“may believe”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read πιστεύσῃ (“may believe”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὃ (“what”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἃ (“what”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read λαλεῖ (“he says”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read λέγει (“says”).
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ.¶ (“what maybe he shall say”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include γὰρ (“for”); NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling of γίνεται: Tyndale House: γείνεται.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

SBLGNT: ἀμὴν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀμὴν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add γὰρ.
SBLGNT: πιστεύῃ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πιστεύῃ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read πιστεύσῃ.
SBLGNT: ὃ λαλεῖ γίνεται, ἔσται αὐτῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὃ λαλεῖ γίνεται, ἔσται αὐτῷ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἃ λέγει γίνεται ἔσται αὐτῷ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ· Ἄρθητι καὶ βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀλλὰ πιστεύῃ ὅτι ὃ λαλεῖ γίνεται, ἔσται αὐτῷ.
RP2018: Ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, Ἄρθητι, καὶ βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ πιστεύσῃ ὅτι ἃ λέγει γίνεται· ἔσται αὐτῷ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ.
TR-Boyd: Ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, Ἄρθητι, καὶ βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ πιστεύσῃ ὅτι ἃ λέγει γίνεται· ἔσται αὐτῷ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ.
SCR1894: αμην γαρ λεγω υμιν οτι ος αν ειπη τω ορει τουτω αρθητι και βληθητι εις την θαλασσαν και μη διακριθη εν τη καρδια αυτου αλλα πιστευση οτι α λεγει γινεται εσται αυτω ο εαν ειπη

Who and where

◆ Holy Week◆ Teaching by the Fig Tree

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Doubt Mountain King, Christ as Olives, Mount of James, Epistle of Games Miracles Righteous Mark, the Gospel According to Faith

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Cross-references most cited first

Matthew 17:20“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be…
John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Matthew 21:21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
James 1:5–6Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the…
Luke 17:6And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
Hebrews 11:17–19By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be…
Romans 4:18–25Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body…
1 Corinthians 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Matthew 14:13When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.

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