Mark 11:13

Mark 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

Context of Mark 11:13

11Jesus went into Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked at everything there. It was late in the day, so he then went out of the city to Bethany. The 12 apostles went with him. 12On the next day, they left Bethany. Jesus was hungry. He saw a fig tree which was a long way away. There were leaves on it. So he went to see if it had fruit on it. When he reached it, he found nothing except leaves. That was because it was not the right season for it to have fruit. 14So Jesus said to the tree, ‘Nobody will ever eat your fruit again.’ And his disciples heard what he said. 15When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus went into the yard of the temple. People were buying and selling things there. Jesus began to make them all leave that place. Some men were changing coins there for people. He pushed over their tables. And he pushed over the seats of the men who sold birds.

Mark 11:13 word by word

καὶ ἰδὼν συκῆν ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔχουσαν φύλλα ἦλθεν εἰ ἄρα τι εὑρήσει ἐν αὐτῇ. καὶ ἐλθὼν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν οὐδὲν εὗρεν εἰ μὴ φύλλα· ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς οὐκ ἦν σύκων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• seeingὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a fig treeσυκῆsukē · fig treeG4808
• afar offμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• leavesφύλλονphullon · leafG5444
• he cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• haplyἆραara · no?G687
• he might findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• any thingτιςtis · oneG5100
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thereonαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• butμήmē · notG3361
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• of figsσῦκονsukon · figG4810
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Mark 11:13

• Matthew 21:19He saw a fig tree near to the road. He went to see if it had fruit on it. But there were only leaves on the tree, and no fruit. Jesus said to the tree, ‘No fruit will ever grow on you again!’ Then, immediately, the tree became dry and it died.
• Luke 13:6Then Jesus told this story. ‘A man had a garden where he grew fruit. He had planted a fig tree there. But when he came to look for fruit on it, he could not find any.
• Ruth 2:3So Ruth went to the fields. She began to pick up the grains of barley that the men dropped on the ground. It happened that she was in part of a field that belonged to Boaz. Boaz was from Elimelech's clan.
• 1 Samuel 6:9But continue to watch it carefully. The cows may pull it across our border to Beth Shemesh in Israel. If that happens, we will know that the God of Israel has punished us with this great trouble. But if the cart goes somewhere else, we will know that it was not their God who did this to us. We will know that our disease happened only by chance.’
• Luke 10:31But it happened that a priest from the temple was going down that road. He saw the man, who was lying there. But he walked past him on the other side of the road.
• Luke 12:6Think about this. People sell five birds for two small coins. But each little bird is valuable to God. He knows about them all and takes care of them.
• Isaiah 5:7Israel's nation is like the vineyard of the Lord Almighty. Judah's people are his beautiful garden. But when the Lord looked there for justice, he found only murder! When he looked for people who were righteous, he saw that they were cruel.

Commentaries on Mark 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13For the time of figs was not yet - Rather, For it was not the season of gathering figs yet. This I am fully persuaded is the true sense of this passage, . For a proof that here signifies the time of gathering the figs, see the Lxx. in Psalm 1:3. He bringeth forth his fruit, , in his season; i.e. in the time in which fruit should be ripe, and fit for gathering. See also Mark 12:2; : - And at the season, ͅ ͅ, the time of gathering the fruits of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:18-22. Mark 11:11 Into the temple - Not into the edifice properly called “the temple,” but into the “courts” which surrounded the principal edifice. Our Saviour, not being of the tribe of Levi, was not permitted to enter into the holy or most holy place; and when, therefore, it is said that he went into the “temple,” it is always to be understood of the “courts” surrounding the temple. See…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 Christ looked to find some fruit, for the time of gathering figs, though it was near, was not yet come; but he found none. He made this fig-tree an example, not to the trees, but to the men of that generation. It was a figure of the doom upon the Jewish church, to which he came seeking fruit, but found none. Christ went to the temple, and began to reform the abuses in its courts, to show that when the Redeemer came to Zion, it was to turn…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14since it was not the season for figs: Jesus did not curse the fig tree simply because it had no fruit. Instead, he was performing a prophetic sign act, like the actions of earlier prophets (Isaiah 20; Jeremiah 13:1–11; 19:1–13; Ezekiel 4). A prophetic sign act is an action that teaches or announces God’s message. Just as Jesus judged the fruitless fig tree, he also judged the temple and Israel’s worship, where he found no spiritual fruit. This judgment…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. And seeing a fig tree--(In Mt 21:19, it is "one fig tree," but the sense is the same as here, "a certain fig tree," as in Mt 8:19, &c.). Bethphage, which adjoined Bethany, derives its name from its being a fig region--"House of figs." afar off having leaves--and therefore promising fruit, which in the case of figs come before the leaves. he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings