Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 11:22

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 11:22 - 11:22

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 11:22 - 11:22

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22. ἀποκριθείς. For the curious combination of aor. part. with pres. indic. see on Mar 8:29 sub fin. No direct answer is given to Peter’s remark, which was meant to raise the question of a judgment on the tree. Christ does not gratify his natural curiosity, but gives to all of the Apostles a lesson less easy to see, but of greater importance. See on Mar 10:29.

Ἔχετε πίστιν θεοῦ. Not the “faith which God bestows,” but the “faith which relies on Him.” Have faith in God, faith in the efficacy of prayer. It was this faith which most of them had lacked in trying to heal the demoniac boy (Mar 9:29); it was through His possession of this faith that His prayer about the tree had been so clearly answered. Note the pres., “continually have.”