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

18When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching. 19That evening Jesus and the disciples left the city. The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up. 21Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!” 22Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God.

Mark 11:20 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• in the morningπρωΐprōi · earlyG4404
• as they passed byπαραπορεύομαιparaporeuomai · to pass by/throughG3899
• they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the fig treeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the fig treeσυκῆsukē · fig treeG4808
• dried upξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the rootsῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491

Cross-references for Mark 11:20

• Mark 11:14Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples heard him say it.
• Job 18:16Their roots will dry up, and their branches will wither.
• Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
• Isaiah 5:4What more could I have done for my vineyard that I have not already done? When I expected sweet grapes, why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes?
• Isaiah 40:24They hardly get started, barely taking root, when he blows on them and they wither. The wind carries them off like chaff.
• Matthew 13:6But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.
• Matthew 15:13Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted,
• 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.
• John 15:6Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.
• Hebrews 6:8But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.
• Jude 1:12When these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the Lord’s love, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves. They are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain. They are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead, for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots.

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