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Matthew 21:21-23
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Matthew 21:21-23
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21 Jesus replied to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if you have faith [personal trust and confidence in Me] and do not doubt or allow yourself to be drawn in two directions, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen [if God wills it].(A) 22 And whatever you ask for in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Authority Challenged
23 When He entered the temple area, the [a]chief priests and elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching and said, “By what [kind of] authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority [to exercise this power]?”(B)
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- Matthew 21:23 I.e. the official delegation from the Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court.
Matthew 21:21-23
New International Version
Matthew 21:21-23
New International Version
21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(A) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(B) in prayer.”
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(C)
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority(D) are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”
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