Scripture
Primary passage
Matthew 21:21–22
Primary passage · World English Bible
Mark
Mark 11:22–26
Unreviewed grouped account · World English Bible
The command
Hear what Jesus commands.
Trust God boldly in prayer, refusing divided reliance while releasing unforgiveness.
In context
Hear the whole passage.
After the fig-tree sign, Jesus uses mountain-moving language for confident prayer and joins faith with forgiveness before the Father.
What this reveals
What this reveals about God.
Jesus forms praying people whose confidence rests in God and whose hearts are being freed from vengeance.
Practice this command
Take one concrete step.
Bring one seemingly immovable concern to God daily, ask clearly, take any faithful action available, and release personal vengeance toward anyone involved.
Discuss
Talk about it.
How can bold faith avoid becoming confidence in our own desired outcome or words?
Pray
Pray this.
God, our faith is in you. Teach us to ask boldly, forgive honestly, and trust your power and wisdom with the outcome.
Teach
Teach it simply.
Do not present these verses as a mechanism guaranteeing every request; keep faith directed toward God and prayer within Jesus' wider teaching.
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