Matthew
Matthew 21:21
21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | Ἀμὴν | Amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| replied | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you have | ἔχητε | echēte | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| doubt | διακριθῆτε | diakrithēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1252 I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| only | μόνον | monon | Adverb | G3440 alone, but, only |
| will you do | ποιήσετε | poiēsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| what was done | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| to the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| fig tree | συκῆς | sykēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| even if | κἂν | kan | Adverb | G2579 and if, even if |
| you say | εἴπητε | eipēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| mountain | ὄρει | orei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3735 a mountain |
| Be lifted up | Ἄρθητι | Arthēti | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G142 I raise, lift up |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| thrown | βλήθητι | blēthēti | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θάλασσαν | thalassan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| it will happen | γενήσεται | genēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
Cross-references
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James 1:6 · Matthew 17:20 · Mark 11:22–23 · Luke 17:6–7 · Romans 4:19–20 · 1 Corinthians 13:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.