Mark 11:24 (WEB)
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
Catechism · 1
“Just as Jesus prays to the Father and gives thanks before receiving his gifts, so he teaches us filial boldness: "Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you will."” — Catechism footnote: Mk 11:24.
Fathers and councils · 18
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X IX.32Conference IX
“For this saying of our Lord cannot be retracted: “Whatsoever ye ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive, and they shall come to you.”” — editor's note: S. Mark xi. 24.
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Ambrose of Milan
“For the Father’s will is, that He be entreated through the Son, the Son’s that the Father be entreated.” — editor's note: S. John xvi. 23, 24, and xiv. 13; S. Matt. vii. 7, 8; S. Mark xi. 24.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Also according to Mark: “All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye shall receive them, and they shall be yours.”” — editor's note: Mark xi. 24.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- JeromeCatena Aurea on Mark
The Lord, leaving darkness behind Him in the hearts of the Jews, went out, as the sun, from that city to another which is well-disposed and obedient. And this is what is meant, when it is said, “And when even was…
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The greatness of the miracle appears in the drying up so juicy and green a tree. But though Matthew says that the fig tree was at once dried up, and that the disciples on seeing it wondered, there is no reason for…
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The meaning is not that it dried up at the time, when they saw it, but immediately after the word of the Lord; for they saw it, not beginning to dry up, but completely dried up; and they thus understood that it had…
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Now the fig tree withered from the roots is the synagogue withered from Cain, and the rest, from whom all the blood from Abel up to Zechariah is required.
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Further, the fig tree was dried up from the roots to shew that the nation was impious not only for a time and in part, and was to be smitten forever, not merely to be afflicted by the attacks of nations from without…
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Peter perceives the dry root, which is cut off, and has been replaced by the beautiful and fruitful olive, called by the Lord. Wherefore it goes on: “And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto Him, Master, behold,…
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The wonder of the disciples was the consequence of imperfect faith, for this was no great thing for God to do; since then they did not clearly know His power, their ignorance made them break out into wonder. And…
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Consider the Divine mercy, how it confers on us, if we approach Him in faith, the power of miracles, which He Himself possesses by nature, so that we should be able even to change mountains.
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The Gentiles, who have attacked the Church, are in the habit of objecting to us, that we have never had full faith in God, for we have never been able to change mountains. It could, however, be done, if necessity…
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Or else, as He did not dry up the fig tree for its own sake, but for a sign that Jerusalem should come to destruction, in order to shew His power, in the same way we must also understand the promise concerning the…
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Christ then who is the mountain, which grew from the stone, cut out without hands, is taken up and cast into the sea, when the Apostles with justice say, Let us turn ourselves to other nations, [Acts 13:46] since ye…
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Or else, because the devil is often on account of his pride called by the name of a mountain, this mountain, at the command of those who are strong in the faith, is taken up from the earth and cast into the sea,…
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For whosoever sincerely believes evidently lifts up his heart to God, and is joined to Him, and his burning heart feels sure that he has received what he asked for, which he who has experienced will understand; and…
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Mark has, as he is wont, expressed seven verses of the Lord’s prayer in one prayer. But what can he, whose sins are all forgiven, require more, save that he may persevere in what has been granted unto him.
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But we must observe that there is a difference in those who pray; he who has perfect faith, which worketh by love, can by his prayer or even his command remove spiritual mountains, as Paul did with Elymas the…
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.43.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.43.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.43.
Cited together in Catechism §2610.
Cited together in Catechism §2610.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.43.
Cited together in Catechism §2610.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.43.
Cited together in Catechism §2610.
Cited together in Catechism §2610.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.43.
Cited together in Catechism §2610.