Mark 11:20

Mark 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
• New International Version (NIV)In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

Context of Mark 11:20

18And the chief priests and the scribes heard this, and they began seeking how to put Him to death; for they were afraid of Him, because all the crowd was astonished at His teaching. 19And whenever evening came, they would leave the city. As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. 21And being reminded, Peter said to Him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree that You cursed has withered.” 22And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.

Mark 11:20 word by word

καὶ παραπορευόμενοι πρωῒ εἶδον τὴν συκῆν ἐξηραμμένην ἐκ ῥιζῶν.Read the interlinear

• As they were passingπαραπορεύομαιparaporeuomai · to pass by/throughG3899
• by in the morningπρωΐprōi · earlyG4404
• they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the figσυκῆsukē · fig treeG4808
• witheredξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• from the rootsῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491

Cross-references for Mark 11:20

• Mark 11:14And He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening.
• Job 18:16His roots are dried below, And his branch withers above.
• Job 20:5That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
• Isaiah 5:4What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes did it produce worthless ones?
• Isaiah 40:24Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And the storm carries them away like stubble.
• Matthew 13:6But after the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
• Matthew 15:13But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
• Matthew 21:19And seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves alone; and He said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.
• John 15:6If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
• Hebrews 6:8but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.
• Jude 1:12These are the ones who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;

Commentaries on Mark 11:20

• 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. 19-26Verses 19-26 The disciples could not think why that fig-tree should so soon wither away; but all wither who reject Christ; it represented the state of the Jewish church. We should rest in no religion that does not make us fruitful in good works. Christ taught them from hence to pray in faith. It may be applied to that mighty faith with which all true Christians are endued, and which does wonders in spiritual things. It justifies us, and so removes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21The power of Jesus to judge the fig tree showed his authority to bring the judgment on Jerusalem that he had already foretold. If the first people hearing Mark’s Gospel received it in the late AD 60s, they would have known that Roman armies were already carrying out this prophetic judgment against Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. And in the morning--of Tuesday, the third day of the week: He had slept, as during all this week, at Bethany. as they passed by--going into Jerusalem again. they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots--no partial blight, leaving life in the root; but it was now dead, root and branch. In Mt 21:19 it is said it withered away as soon as it was cursed. But the full blight had not appeared probably at once; and in the dusk perhaps, as they returned to…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