Mark 11:14
12 The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
15 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
16 And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
- KJV
- And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
- WEB
- Jesus told it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” and his disciples heard it.
- ASV
- And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.
- DARBY
- And answering he said to it, Let no one eat fruit of thee any more for ever. And his disciples heard [it].
- BLB
- And answering, He said to it, “No more to the age may anyone eat of your fruit.” And His disciples were hearing.
- ÅB
- Og han tok til orde og sa til det: Aldri i evighet skal noen mere spise frukt av deg! Og hans disipler hørte det.
- OTB
- Han sa til treet: «Aldri mer skal noen spise frukt fra deg.» Og disiplene hans hørte det.
- B1930
- Og han tok til orde og sa til det: Aldri i evighet skal nogen mere ete frukt av dig! Og hans disipler hørte det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 21:19
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Read in contextMatthew 3:10
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Read in contextMatthew 7:19
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Read in contextJohn 15:6
If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
Read in contextMark 11:20–21
As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
Read in contextMatthew 12:33–35
Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:5–6
Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:4–8
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
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