Mark 11:24

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“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

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In Mark 11:24 Jesus teaches that prayer offered in real faith — trusting God to answer — is powerful, because it rests on the character and will of the God who hears.

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BSBPD

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 11:24 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  2. Matthew 18:19Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
  3. Matthew 21:22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
  4. Luke 11:9So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  5. Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
  6. John 14:13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  7. John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
  8. John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  9. 1 Corinthians 14:13Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
  10. James 1:5Now 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.
  11. James 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
  12. 1 John 3:22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  13. 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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