Paragraph 11:22–26

In 11:22–26, Jesus taught his disciples about trusting in God and praying. It may not be clear why he started doing this after Peter’s remark about the fig tree. You should make it clear in your translation that what Jesus said in the following paragraph was a response to Peter’s remark. Jesus used what happened to the fig tree as an example of the great things that can happen when people trust God.

11:22

Have faith in God: The expression Have faith in God here is a command. It means that the people should believe that God can and will do whatever they ask him for in prayer.

Here are some other ways to translate this expression:

Have confidence in God
-or-
Trust God
-or-
Believe that God will do what you ask

See believe, Meaning 3, in the Glossary.

Jesus said to them: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Jesus said to them is literally “Jesus answering said to them.” You may need to make it clear that Jesus was speaking to all the disciples, not just to Peter.

The Berean Standard Bible places the words Jesus said to them in the middle of what Jesus said. In Greek, these words occur at the beginning of 11:22. Place the words Jesus said to them where it is natural in your language.

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