Marcos 11

How to drown a mountain

20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him: "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has dried up!" 22 So in answer Jesus said to them: "Have faith in God.*I wonder if the intended meaning might not be, ‘have the faith of a god’ (‘god’ is in the genitive case and without an article)—a god giving an order would expect to be obeyed. 23 Because I tell you assuredly, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be picked up and be thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that the things he says will happen, he will have whatever he says.*It is an ongoing source of frustration to me that I have not yet attained to this level of faith. 24 That is why I say to you, whatever things you ask for in prayer, believe that you receive, and you will have them.

25 "And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your trespasses.