Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
answered	Ἀποκριθεὶς Apokritheis	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — aorist passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς· autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
Verily	ἀμὴν amēn	G281	properly · interjection — Hebrew
I say	λέγω legō	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
unto you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
If	ἐὰν ean	G1437	a conditional particle · conditional particle
ye have	ἔχητε echēte	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
faith	πίστιν pistin	G4102	persuasion · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
doubt	διακριθῆτε, diakrithēte	G1252	to separate thoroughly · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
ye shall	ποιήσετε, poiēsete	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — future active indicative, 2nd person plural
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
only	μόνον mónon	G3440	merely
do	ποιέω poiéō	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application
this	ὁ ho	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular masculine
to the fig tree	συκῆς sukēs	G4808	a fig-tree · noun — genitive singular feminine
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
also if	κἄν kán	G2579	and (or even) if
ye shall say	εἴπητε· eipēte	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
unto	ὄρει orei	G3735	perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω) · noun — dative singular neuter
this	τούτῳ toútōi	G5129	to (in
mountain	ὄρος óros	G3735	perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω)
Be thou removed	ἄρθητι arthēti	G142	to lift up · verb — aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular
and	κἂν kan	G2532	and · conjunction + conditional particle
be thou cast	βλήθητι blēthēti	G906	to throw (in various applications · verb — aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the sea	θάλασσαν, thalassan	G2281	the sea (genitive case or specially) · noun — accusative singular feminine
it shall be done	γενήσεται· genēsetai	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unt…
Mark 11:22-23 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
Luke 17:6-7 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be…
Romans 4:19-20 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sa…
1 Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove…
Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered and said unto them,.... His disciples wondering at his power, in causing the fig tree to wither so suddenly: verily I say unto you, if ye have faith; that is, in God, in his power, which reaches to all things: the object of faith is expressed in Mark, and by way of exhortation, "have faith in God", that he will enable you to perform whatsoever ye shall desire; which must be understood, not of spiritual faith in the promises of God, and person of Christ, but of, the faith of miracles, or faith in the power of God to perform things that are above the strength of nature: and doubt not; either of the power, or will of God to do for you, and by you, the thing desired; for this ki…

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John Calvin on Matthew 21:10-22

Matthew 21:10-22 Matthew 21:10-22 Mark 11:11-24 Luke 19:39-48 10. And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this? 11. And the multitudes said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth in Galilee. 12. And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves; 13. And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers. 14. And the blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. 15. When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful works which he did, and th…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 21:19

there were only leaves: Mark observes that “it was too early in the season for fruit” (see Mark 11:13). It was spring (just before Passover); figs form in the spring but ripen in the fall. • immediately the fig tree withered: Matthew has apparently compressed the story (cp. Matt 21:18-22; Mark 11:13-14, 20-23). The cursing of the fig tree is a symbolic gesture depicting God’s judgment on Israel for rejecting the Messiah (see Matt 3:9; 8:11-12). Like a fig tree that shows promise but no fruit, the Israelites (especially the hypocritical leaders) did not bear the fruit of receiving the Messiah (see 21:33-46).

The Church Fathers

And he avenges his exclusion from the elect by more cruel treatment of the reprobate.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Or; Into the sea, that is, into the world where the waters are salt, i. e. the people are wicked. That is, nigh to the world; for if a man lives nigh to the world, he cannot preserve in himself the fruit of righteousness.
— Pseudo-Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Quæst. Ev. i. 29.) Or, this is to be said by each servant of God in his own case respecting the mountain of pride, to cast it from him. Or, because by Jews the Gospel was preached, the Lord Himself, who is called the mount, is by the Jews cast among the Gentiles as into a sea.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;
Miracles · Faith required in: Those who performed — Faith required in: Those who performed
Mountain · Removed by faith — Removed by faith

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).