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And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Believing (πιστευοντες). This is the point of the parable of the mountain, "faith in the efficacy of prayer" (Plummer).

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And all things, etc. He adds an encouragement for them to pray, assuring them that they would have all things that they asked. This

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

All things, whatever you ask in prayer — Here again, the implied condition is that what is asked is in harmony with the laws and w…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

This gives us a grand checkbook on the Bank of Faith, which we may use freely. How wide are the terms, all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in p…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Pseudo-Chrysostom: A wicked person is better overcome by yielding to him than by arguing with him, for wickedness is no…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Verse 20 may be read as either a question or an exclamation. The substance of Jesus’ response has already been given in 17:20 (see comment). Here, …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And all things whatsoever
Not only miracles, but any other thing which may be for the honour of God, the interest of…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This cursing of the barren fig-tree represents the state of hypocrites in general. It teaches us that Christ looks for the power of religion in tho…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:

  1. In the first part, he relates Christ’s entrance into the world …

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