Matthew 21:19
Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves. Then he said to it, “May there never be any fruit from yoʋ again!” And at once the fig tree withered.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
18Early in the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, he was hungry.
20When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?”
Cross References
Mark 11:14In response Jesus said to the fig tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from yoʋ again!” And his disciples heard it.
Luke 13:6Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but did not find any.
John 15:2Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will bear more fruit.
2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Hebrews 6:7For land that has drunk the rain that often falls upon it, and produces a crop useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God.
Jude 1:12These men are hidden reefs at your love feasts, feasting among you without fear as shepherds feeding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, pulled up by the roots.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:19-23
The Barren Fig-Tree Cursed. 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do… Read the whole commentary →