whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertain… · conjunction
ye stand
στήκετεstēkete
G4739
to be stationary · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
praying
προσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoi
G4336
to pray to God · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative plural masculine
forgive
ἀφίετεaphiete
G863
an intensive form of · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
if
εἴei
G1487
if · conditional particle
ye have
ἔχετεechete
G2192
to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
ought
τιti
G5100
some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — accusative singular neuter
against
κατάkata
G2596
(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
any
τινοςtinos
G5100
some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — genitive singular masculine
that
ἵναina
G2443
compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
your
ὑμῶνhymōn
G5216
of (from or concerning) you
Father
πατὴρpatēr
G3962
a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
also
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
which is
ὁho
G3588
the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular masculine
in
ἐνen
G1722
"in · preposition
heaven
οὐρανοῖςouranois
G3772
the sky · noun — dative plural masculine
may forgive
ἀφῇaphēa
G863
an intensive form of · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
you
ὑμῖνhymîn
G5213
to (with or by) you
your
ὑμῶνhymōn
G5216
of (from or concerning) you
trespasses
παραπτώματαparaptōmata
G3900
a side-slip (lapse or deviation) · noun — accusative plural neuter
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Cross-references
Matthew 6:14-15 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
James 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Matthew 18:23-35 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Mark 11:12-26
Here is, I. Christ's cursing the fruitless fig-tree. He had a convenient resting-place at Bethany, and therefore thither he went at resting-time; but his work lay at Jerusalem, and thither therefore he returned in the morning, at working-time; and so intent was he upon his work, that he went out from Bethany without breakfast, which, before he was gone far, he found the want of, and was hungry (Mar 11:12), for he was subject to all the sinless infirmities of our nature. Finding himself in want of food, he went to a fig-tree, which he saw at some distance, and which being well adorned with green leaves he hoped to find enriched with some sort of fruit. But he found nothing but leaves; he hope…
When ye stand praying - This expression may mean no more than, When ye are disposed, or have a mind, to pray, i.e. whenever ye perform that duty. And it is thus used and explained in the Koran, Surat. v. ver. 7. See on Mat 21:20-22 (note). But the Pharisees loved to pray standing, that they might be seen of men.
John Gill on Mark 11:25
And when ye stand praying,.... Are about to engage in that work, or are engaged in it, performing it in such a posture; for standing was an usual posture in praying; See Gill on Matthew 6:5;
forgive, if ye have ought against any, that your Father also in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. The sense is, that if, while a man is praying, it comes into his mind that such an one has committed a trespass against him, has done him an injury, of which he has just reason to complain; but instead of complaining of it before God, and calling upon him to avenge his cause, he should immediately in his heart, and from his heart, forgive him, even though he is not present to acknowledge his sin, and…
Mark 11:25-26
Matthew 6:14-15
Mark 11:25-26
14. For if you shall forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15. But if you shall not forgive men their trespasses, neither will you Father forgive your trespasses.
25. And when ye shall stand praying, forgive, if you have any thing against any one, that your Father also, who is in heaven, may forgive you your trespasses. 26. But if you shall not forgive, neither will your Father, who is in heaven, forgive you your trespasses.
Here Christ only explains the reason why that condition was added, Forgive us, as we forgive The reason is, that God will not be ready to hear us, unless we also show ourselves ready to…
The Church Fathers
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.
Do no one an injury at any time, and provoke no one to anger. If an injury is done to you, look to Jesus Christ; and even as ye desire that He may remit your transgressions, do ye also forgive them theirs; and then also shall ye do away with all ill-will, and bruise the head of that ancient serpent, who is ever on the watch with all subtlety to undo your good works and your prosperous attainments.
(ubi sup.) 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 sorcerer. But let those who are unable to mount up to such a height of perfection pray that their sins should be forgiven them, and they shall obtain what they pray for, provided that they themselves first forgive those who have sinned against them. If however they disdain to do this, not only shall they be unable to perform miracles by their prayers, but they shall not even be able to obtain pardon for their sins, which is implied in what follows; But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
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Dictionary and topics
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Two additional sayings on prayer are tied to 11:23 by the word believe. In the first (11:24), we are told that we will receive what we ask for (see Matt 7:7) if we pray with the faith described in Mark 11:23. • Forgiveness is the second condition for answered prayer. Only when we forgive others can our most important prayer, that God forgive us, be answered (Matt 5:23-24; 6:12, 14-15; Luke 6:37; 11:4; cp. Luke 7:41-43, 47; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13).
