Mark 11:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

For truly I say to you, That whoever shall say to this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things he says will come to pass; he shall have whatever he says.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, Ὅτι ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, Ἄρθητι, καὶ βλήθητι εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν· καὶ μὴ διακριθῇ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ πιστεύσῃ ὅτι ἃ λέγεῖ γίνεται· ἔσται αὐτῷ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ.

Transliteration

Amēn gar I legō to you, That whoever eipē to the orei this, Be arthēti, and be blēthēti into the thalassan; and not diakrithē in the kardia of him, but pisteusē that what he legei ginetai; it will be estai to him whatever he eipē.

Grammar Details

• *Amēn*: transliteration from Hebrew - truly/verily
• *gar*: conjunction - for/because
• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I say
• *eipē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might say
• *orei*: dative, neuter, singular - mountain/hill
• *arthēti*: aorist passive imperative, 2nd singular - be lifted up/taken away
• *blēthēti*: aorist passive imperative, 2nd singular - be thrown/cast
• *thalassan*: accusative, feminine, singular - sea
• *diakrithē*: aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd singular - might doubt/waver
• *kardia*: dative, feminine, singular - heart
• *pisteusē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might believe
• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - he says
• *ginetai*: present middle indicative, 3rd singular - comes to pass/happens
• *estai*: future middle indicative, 3rd singular - it will be

Word Meanings

• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *gar*: for/because/indeed
• *legō*: say/tell/declare
• *orei*: mountain/hill/mount
• *arthēti*: be lifted up/taken away/removed
• *blēthēti*: be thrown/cast/hurled
• *thalassan*: sea/lake
• *diakrithē*: doubt/waver/hesitate
• *kardia*: heart/mind/inner self
• *pisteusē*: believe/trust/have faith
• *ginetai*: comes to pass/happens/occurs
• *estai*: will be/shall be

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea, and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Verely I saye vnto you that whosoever shall saye vnto this mountayne: take awaye thy silfe and cast thy silfe in to the see and shall not waver in his herte but shall beleve yt those thinges which he sayeth shall come to passe what soever he sayeth shalbe done to him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Verely I saye vnto you: Who so euer saieth vnto this mountayne: Avoyde, and cast thy self in to the see, and douteth not in his hert, but beleueth that the thinges shal come to passe which he saieth, then loke what he sayeth, it shal come to passe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For verely I say vnto you, that whosoeuer shall say vnto this mountaine, Be thou taken away, and cast into the sea, and shall not wauer in his heart, but shall beleeue that those things which he saieth, shal come to passe, whatsoeuer he saieth, shall be done to him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For, veryly I say vnto you, that whosoeuer shall say vnto this mountayne: Be thou remoued, and be thou cast into the sea, & shall not doubt in his heart, but shall beleue yt those thynges which he sayth shall come to passe, whatsoeuer he sayth, shalbe vnto hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For most assuredly 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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain,‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 17:20 : 20 And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here to there; and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
• John 15:7 : 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done for you.
• John 14:13 : 13 And whatever you ask in my name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
• 1 Cor 13:2 : 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 mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
• Matt 21:21 : 21 Jesus answered and said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, and do not doubt, you shall not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, Be removed and be thrown into the sea; it shall be done.
• Luke 17:6 : 6 And the Lord said, If you had faith as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, Be uprooted and be planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
• Heb 11:17-19 : 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 of whom it was said, 'In Isaac your seed shall be called,' 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
• Jas 1:5-6 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
• Rom 4:18-25 : 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, So shall your descendants be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead, being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb. 20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. 21 And being fully convinced that what He had promised, He was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was credited to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was credited to him; 24 But also for us, to whom it shall be credited, if we believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.
• Matt 14:13 : 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed from there by ship into a deserted place apart: and when the people heard of it, they followed him on foot out of the cities.