11 translations · Greek
Mark 11:23
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.
Mark 11:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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 Literal Standard Version
- 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.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “Believe me when I say to you that if you told this mountain, ‘Get out of here and be thrown into the sea,’ and you don't doubt in your heart, but are convinced about what you're asking, then it will happen!
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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 Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For verily I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that the things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatever he saith.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀμὴν | amēn | Truly | G281 ἀμήν amen |
| λέγω | legō | I tell | G3004 λέγω to say |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ὃς | hos | if anyone | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἂν | an | — | G302 ἄν if |
| εἴπῃ | eipē | says | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὄρει | orei | mountain | G3735 ὄρος mountain |
| τούτῳ | toutō | to this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| Ἄρθητι | Arthēti | Be lifted up | G142 αἴρω to take up |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| βλήθητι | blēthēti | thrown | G906 βάλλω to throw: throw |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θάλασσαν | thalassan | sea | G2281 θάλασσα sea |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| διακριθῇ | diakrithē | has no doubt | G1252 διακρίνω to judge/doubt |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καρδίᾳ | kardia | heart | G2588 καρδία heart |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | his | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| πιστεύῃ | pisteuē | believes | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ὃ | ho | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| λαλεῖ | lalei | [it] | G2980 λαλέω to speak |
| γίνεται | ginetai | will happen | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| ἔσται | estai | it will be done | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| αὐτῷ | autō | for him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Matthew 17:20
He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
- John 15:7
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- Matthew 21:21
Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.
- Psalm 37:4
Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
- John 14:13
Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- Luke 17:6
The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
- James 1:5–6
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
- Hebrews 11:17–19
By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son, to whom it was said, “your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac”; concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
- Romans 4:18–25
Besides hope, Abraham in hope believed, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your offspring be.” Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God, …
- 1 Corinthians 13:2
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.”
22 Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
23 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.
24 Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
25 Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.
Read all of Mark 11 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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