King James Version

Mark 11:23

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may believe” (πιστεύῃ) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he says” (λαλεῖ) before takes place here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for” (γὰρ) before I say here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “may believe” (πιστεύσῃ) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “what says” (ἃ λέγει) before takes place here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “maybe he shall say” (ἐὰν εἴπῃ.) after what here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Thatὃςhoswhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.εἴπῃeipēshall sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).shall sayτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄρειoreimountainὄρος (oros)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “mountain”, the to- or for-formG3735a mountain, hill.mountainτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἌρθητιarthētiBe thou removedαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “Be thou removed”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.Be thou removedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβλήθητιblēthētibe thou castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “be thou cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.be thou castεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θάλασσανthalassanseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the object formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.the seaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδιακριθῇdiakrithēdoubtδιακρίνω (diakrinō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “doubt”, a single actionG1252I separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver.This verse uses “doubt”.doubtἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.πιστεύῃpisteuēto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to trust”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ὃhowhatsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “whatsoever”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whatsoeverλαλεῖlaleito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.γίνεταιginetaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἔσταιestaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.πιστεύσῃpisteusēshall believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.ἃhathose things whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “those things which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.λέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.ἐὰνeanifἐάνconditional particle — “if”G1437if.εἴπῃeipēhe saithἔπω (epō)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, a single actionG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

For most certainly I tell you , whoever may tell this mountain , ‘ Be taken up and cast into the sea ,’ and doesn’ t doubt in his heart , but believes that what he says is happening , he shall have whatever he says .

Darby Translation

Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him.

Douay-Rheims

Amen I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe, that whatsoever he saith shall be done; it shall be done unto him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

See Also

Analytics Cookies