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Mark 11:20

18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.

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

21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

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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.

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BSB
As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
KJV
And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
WEB
As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
ASV
And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
DARBY
And passing by early in the morning they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.
BLB
And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
ÅB
Og da de gikk forbi tidlig om morgenen, så de at fikentreet var visnet fra roten av.
OTB
Om morgenen, da de gikk forbi, så de fikentreet visnet fra roten.
B1930
Og da de gikk forbi tidlig om morgenen, så de at fikentreet var visnet fra roten av.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 15:13

    But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

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  • Matthew 21:19–22

    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.

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  • Mark 11:14

    And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

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  • Matthew 13:6

    And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

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  • John 15:6

    If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

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  • Isaiah 40:24

    Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

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  • Isaiah 5:4

    What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

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  • Hebrews 6:8

    But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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