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eat it in any place, you and your households, for 21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him,
it is your reward for your work in the tabernacle “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed
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of meeting. And you shall bear no sin because has withered away.”
of it, when you have lifted up the best of it. But 22 So Jesus answered and said to them,
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you shall not profane the holy gifts of the chil- “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to
dren of Israel, lest you die.’ ” you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be
removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does
Psalm 32:6–11
not doubt in his heart, but believes that those
6 For this cause everyone who is godly things he says will be done, he will have what-
shall pray to You ever he says. Therefore I say to you, what-
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In a time when You may be found; ever things you ask when you pray, believe
Surely in a flood of great waters that you receive them, and you will have them.
They shall not come near him. 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you
7 You are my hiding place; have anything against anyone, forgive him,
You shall preserve me from trouble; that your Father in heaven may also forgive
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You shall surround me with songs of you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive,
deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the
way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye. 11:25 stand praying. The traditional Jewish
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, prayer posture (see 1 Sam. 1:26; 1 Kin. 8:14,22;
Which have no understanding, Neh. 9:4; Matt. 6:5; Luke 18:11,13). Kneeling or
Which must be harnessed with bit and lying with one’s face on the ground were used
bridle, during extraordinary circumstances or for
Else they will not come near you. extremely urgent requests (see 1 Kin. 8:54;
Ezra 9:5; Dan. 6:10; Matt. 26:39; Acts 7:60). any-
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; thing against anyone. An all-inclusive state-
But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy ment that includes both sins and simple dis-
shall surround him. likes, which cause the believer to hold some-
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you thing against another person.“Anyone” incor-
righteous; porates believers and unbelievers. forgive.
And shout for joy, all you upright in Jesus states the believer’s ongoing duty to
heart! have a forgiving attitude. Successful prayer
requires forgiveness as well as faith.
Proverbs 11:19–21
19 As righteousness leads to life, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his trespasses.”
own death. 27 Then they came again to Jerusalem. And
20 Those who are of a perverse heart are as He was walking in the temple, the chief
an abomination to the LORD, priests, the scribes, and the elders came to
But the blameless in their ways are His Him. And they said to Him, “By what author-
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delight. ity are You doing these things? And who gave
You this authority to do these things?”
29 But Jesus answered and said to them, “I
also will ask you one question; then answer
11:20 abomination. Defined throughout Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do
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Scripture as attitudes, this involves words and these things: The baptism of John—was it
behaviors which God hates. from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”
31 And they reasoned among themselves,
saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say,
21 Though they join forces, the wicked will ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ But if we
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not go unpunished; say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for
But the posterity of the righteous will all counted John to have been a prophet
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be delivered. indeed. So they answered and said to Jesus,
“We do not know.”
Mark 11:20–33
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Nei-
20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, ther will I tell you by what authority I do these
they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. things.”
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