Matthew 21 · Verse 22

Matthew 21:22

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 21:22, King James Version

Matthew 21:22 in other translations

BSB	If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
WEB	All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
ASV	And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
YLT	and all--as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.'
DARBY	And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
BBE	And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.
Webster	And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

What does Matthew 21:22 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 22. And all things, etc. He adds an encouragement for them to pray, assuring them that they should have all things which they asked. This promise was evidently a special one, given to them in regard to working miracles. To them it was true. But it is manifest that we have no right to apply this promise to ourselves. It was designed specially for the apostles; nor have we a right to turn it from its original meaning.

(m) "in prayer" Mt 7:7, Mk 11:24, Jas 5:16, 1Jn 3:22, 5:14

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 22 All things - ye shall ask in prayer, believing - In order to get salvation, there must be, 1. a conviction of the want of it: this begets, 2. prayer, or warm desires, in the heart: then 3. the person asks, i.e. makes use of words expressive of his wants and wishes: 4. believes the word of promise, relative to the fulfillment of his wants: and 5. receives, according to the merciful promise of God, the salvation which his soul requires.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 21:18-22

This cursing of the barren fig-tree represents the state of hypocrites in general, and so teaches us that Christ looks for the power of religion in those who profess it, and the savour of it from those that have the show of it. His just expectations from flourishing professors are often disappointed; he comes to many, seeking fruit, and finds leaves only. A false profession commonly withers in this world, and it is…

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Matthew 21:22 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532

πάνταpantaall thingsG3956

ὅσαhosaas much asG3745

ἂνanmaybeG302

αἰτήσητεaitēsēteyou shall askG154

ἐνeninG1722

τῇtēa<the>G3588

προσευχῇproseuchēaprayerG4335

πιστεύοντες,pisteuontesbelieving,G4100

λήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheyou will receive.G2983

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Cross references for Matthew 21:22

Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
1 John 3:22
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
John 14:13
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Matthew 18:19
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Luke 11:8-10
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
John 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Matthew 7:11
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
John 15:7
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

7:7,11; 18:19; Mr 11:24; Lu 11:8-10; Joh 14:13; 15:7; 16:24; Jas 5:16
1Jo 3:22; 5:14,15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

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.
Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 21:23
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

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Matthew 21:22 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y todo lo que pidiereis en oración, creyendo, lo recibiréis.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et quoi que vous demandiez en priant, si vous croyez, vous le recevrez.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und alles, was irgend ihr im Gebet glaubend begehret, werdet ihr empfangen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et omnia quæcumque petieritis in oratione credentes, accipietis.