And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith. The prayer-promise connected to the faith-teaching: whatever is asked in faith-filled prayer will be received. The if you have faith qualifies the whatever: the faith that prays in alignment with the Father's will is the faith that receives what it asks. The fig tree's withering is the acted prayer of the one whose faith commanded it — and the disciples who share that faith can make similar requests.

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