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

11So Jesus came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left because it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples. 12The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. 14Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples heard him say it. 15When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,

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 21:19and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up.
• Luke 13:6Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed.
• Ruth 2:3So Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech.
• 1 Samuel 6:9If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the Lord who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don’t, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance.”
• Luke 10:31“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.
• Luke 12:6“What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins ? Yet God does not forget a single one of them.
• Isaiah 5:7The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence.

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

Topics related to Mark 11:13

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Reproof
• Unfaithfulness
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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