Mark 11:20

In the morning, Jesus and his followers walked past that fruit tree that he talked to the day before. They looked at it. It was dead and dry, right down to the ground.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

In Context

19Later that day, when the sun started to go down, Jesus and his followers left Jerusalem and went back to Bethany.

21Peter remembered the words Jesus said to it, and Peter said, “Teacher, that tree you cursed is already dead and dry.”

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Cross References

Mark 11:14His followers heard Jesus say to that tree, “Nobody will ever eat any fruit from you again.”

Matthew Henry on Mark 11:13-27

The Barren Fig-Tree Cursed. 12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. 15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the… Read the whole commentary →

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