Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
What does Mark 11:24 mean?
The disciples could not think why that fig-tree should so soon wither away; but all wither who reject Christ; it represented the state of the Jewish church.
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Keep this verse inside Mark 11:20-24 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Mark 11:24
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Context in Mark 11
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Mark 11 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as the way of the cross. Mark is the swiftest and starkest Gospel, presenting Jesus as the mighty Son of God whose mission reaches its center in suffering, abandonment, and resurrection. Read this chapter with the wider themes of discipleship, the cross, and secrecy in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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