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Jesus answering said to them, "Have faith in God.
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Faith's True Object is God
Commentators emphasize that Jesus's command directs our attention to the source of the miracle's power. The lesson from the withered fig tree is that our confidence should be placed squarely in God, who can accomplish seemingly impossible things. Scholars note that God is both the author and the object of this powerful faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Have faith in God. Literally, "Have the faith of God." This may mean to have strong faith, or to have confidence in God; a strong belief t…
Have faith in God (εχετε πιστιν θεου). Objective genitive θεου as in Gal 2:26; Romans 3:22,26. That was the lesson for …
19th Century
Anglican
And Peter calling to remembrance.—St. Mark alone names Peter as the speaker. The form of our Lord’s answer, Have fai…
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The sayings found in vv.22–25 occur elsewhere in the Synoptic Gospels in various contexts (Matthew 6:13–14; Matthew 7:7; [R…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus answering, says to them To all the disciples; for what Peter said, he said in the name of them all; and ac…
The disciples could not understand why that fig tree should wither away so soon; but all who reject Christ wither. It represented the state of the …
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