So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
- KJV And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
- BSB “Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.
- NASB And Jesus answered and *said to them, “Have faith in God.
- NLT Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God.
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Quick answer
Jesus responds to the withered tree by telling the disciples to have faith in God.
Overview
Rather than dwelling on the miracle itself, Jesus directs the disciples to the God whose power stands behind it. 'Have faith in God' calls them to trust the Father wholeheartedly. This command introduces His teaching on the power of believing prayer.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- John 14:1“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
- Mark 9:23Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
- 2 Chr 20:20They rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper.”
- Isa 7:9and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.’”
- Titus 1:1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
- Col 2:12having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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