Mark 11:20
and as they (he and his disciples) were passing along in the morning, they saw the fig tree already withered from the root.
Montgomery New Testament
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
19Now every evening he used to go outside the city;
21Then Peter remembered, and exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi, the fig tree which you cursed is withered up."
Cross References
Matthew 15:13"Any plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.
Mark 11:14So, addressing the tree, he said, "Let no man ever more eat fruit from you." And the disciples heard it.
Hebrews 6:8but if it produces thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and its end will be to be burned.
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 →