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18 In the early dawn the next morning, as He was coming back to the city, He was hungry.

19 And as He saw [a]one single leafy fig tree [b]above the roadside, He went to it but He found nothing but leaves on it [[c]seeing that in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. And He said to it, Never again shall fruit grow on you! And the fig tree withered up at once.

20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled greatly and asked, How is it that the fig tree has withered away all at once?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:19 Literal meaning.
  2. Matthew 21:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. Matthew 21:19 James Orr et al., eds., International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(A)

18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.(B)

20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

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