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Then he said to it, &#8220May you never bear fruit again!&#8221 Immediately the tree withered. <a href="/nlt/matthew/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> and 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. <a href="/esv/matthew/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. <a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. <a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having seen one fig tree along the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except only leaves. And He says to it, "Never let there be any more fruit from you, to the age." And the fig tree withered immediately. <a href="/kjv/matthew/21.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/21.htm">New King James Version</a> And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nasb/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He said to it, &#8220No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.&#8221 And at once the fig tree withered. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it, and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered. <a href="/lsb/matthew/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered. <a href="/amp/matthew/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Seeing a lone fig tree at the roadside, He went to it and found nothing but leaves on it; and He said to it, “Never again will fruit come from you.” And at once the fig tree withered. <a href="/csb/matthew/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again! ” At once the fig tree withered. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And He said to it, &#8220May no fruit ever come from you again!&#8221 At once the fig tree withered. <a href="/asv/matthew/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. <a href="/cev/matthew/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and along the way he saw a fig tree. But when he came to it, he found only leaves and no figs. So he told the tree, "You will never again grow any fruit!" Right then the fig tree dried up. <a href="/erv/matthew/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. <a href="/gwt/matthew/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When he saw a fig tree by the road, he went up to the tree and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to the tree, "May fruit never grow on you again!" At once the fig tree dried up. <a href="/gnt/matthew/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> He saw a fig tree by the side of the road and went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. So he said to the tree, "You will never again bear fruit!" At once the fig tree dried up. <a href="/isv/matthew/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> Seeing a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He told it, "May fruit never come from you again!" And immediately the fig tree dried up. <a href="/msb/matthew/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. ?May you never bear fruit again!? He said. And immediately the tree withered. <a href="/net/matthew/21.htm">NET Bible</a> After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig tree withered at once. <a href="/nheb/matthew/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever." Immediately the fig tree withered away. <a href="/wbt/matthew/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever. And immediately the fig-tree withered. <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away. <a href="/web/matthew/21.htm">World English Bible</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you forever!” Immediately the fig tree withered away. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having seen a certain fig tree on the way, He came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and He says to it, “No more fruit may be from you—throughout the age”; and instantly the fig tree withered. <a href="/blb/matthew/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having seen one fig tree along the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except only leaves. And He says to it, "Never let there be any more fruit from you, to the age." And the fig tree withered immediately. <a href="/ylt/matthew/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered. <a href="/slt/matthew/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having seen one fig tree by the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only; and he says to it, Let no more fruit be from thee forever. And instantly the fig tree was dried up.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And seeing a certain fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only, and he saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And seeing a certain fig tree beside the way, he approached it. And he found nothing on it, except only leaves. And he said to it, “May fruit never spring forth from you, for all time.” And immediately the fig tree was dried up. <a href="/nabre/matthew/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went over to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again.” And immediately the fig tree withered. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And seeing a fig tree by the side of the road, he went to it and found nothing at all on it but leaves. Then he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he saw a fig tree on the roadside, and he came to it and found nothing on it except leaves; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit on you again for ever. And shortly the fig tree withered. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he saw one fig tree by the road and came to it and he found nothing on it except leaves only, and he said to it, “There will be no fruit on you again forever”, and at once that fig tree withered up.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and seeing a fig-tree on the road, he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves; and he said to it: Let no fruit grow on you henceforth forever. And the fig-tree immediately withered. <a href="/godbey/matthew/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And seeing one fig-tree near the road, He went to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only. And He says to it, <FR>Let no fruit ever be from thee;<Fr> and immediately the fig-tree withered away. <a href="/haweis/matthew/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and seeing a fig-tree at the road side, he went up to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only: and saith unto it, Let no fruit spring from thee henceforth for ever: and immediately the fig-tree withered entirely away. <a href="/mace/matthew/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a> when seeing a fig-tree by the way, he came to it, and finding nothing thereon, but bare leaves, said to it, may you never more bear fruit, and presently the fig-tree withered away. <a href="/wey/matthew/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away. <a href="/worrell/matthew/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, seeing one fig tree by the way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon except leaves only. And He saith to it, <FR>"No more may fruit come from you forever."<Fr> And immediately the fig tree withered away! <a href="/worsley/matthew/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and seeing a fig-tree by the way, He went up to it, and finding nothing upon it but leaves, He saith to it, <FR>Let no fruit ever hereafter grow out of thee:<Fr> and the fig-tree withered immediately. <a href="/parallel/matthew/21-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=6078" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/21.htm">The Barren Fig Tree</a> 18In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry. 19<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">Seeing</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: mian (Adj-AFS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">a</a> <a href="/greek/4808.htm" title="4808: sykēn (N-AFS) -- A fig-tree. From sukon; a fig-tree.">fig tree</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3598.htm" title="3598: hodou (N-GFS) -- A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.">road,</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">He went up</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: ep’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuren (V-AIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">found</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: ouden (Adj-ANS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">nothing</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autē (PPro-DF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">except</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3440.htm" title="3440: monon (Adv) -- Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely."></a> <a href="/greek/5444.htm" title="5444: phylla (N-ANP) -- A leaf. From the same as phule; a sprout, i.e. Leaf.">leaves.</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">“</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genētai (V-ASM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">May you never bear</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/165.htm" title="165: aiōna (N-AMS) -- From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period."></a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpos (N-NMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">fruit</a> <a href="/greek/3371.htm" title="3371: mēketi (Adv) -- No longer, no more. From me and eti; no further.">again!” </a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">He said.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autē (PPro-DF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3916.htm" title="3916: parachrēma (Adv) -- Instantly, immediately, on the spot. From para and chrema; at the thing itself, i.e. Instantly.">immediately</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4808.htm" title="4808: sykē (N-NFS) -- A fig-tree. From sukon; a fig-tree.">tree</a> <a href="/greek/3583.htm" title="3583: exēranthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature.">withered.</a> 20When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/11-13.htm">Mark 11:13-14</a> Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs. / Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement. <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... <a href="/john/15-2.htm">John 15:2</a> He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. <a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. <a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a> So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7-8</a> For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. / But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Jeremiah 8:13</a> I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.” <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a> I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a> Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave. <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a> He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a> The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, <a href="/ezekiel/17-24.htm">Ezekiel 17:24</a> Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’” <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ezekiel 19:12-14</a> But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. / Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. / Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.” <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on you henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.fig-tree.<a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Isaiah 5:4,5</a> 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? … <a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a> And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.<a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none… Let.<a href="/mark/11-14.htm">Mark 11:14</a> And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.<a href="/luke/19-42.htm">Luke 19:42-44</a> Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes… <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7,8</a> For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: … the fig-tree.<a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Jude 1:12</a> These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/19-18.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/matthew/14-8.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/matthew/20-6.htm">Found</a> <a href="/matthew/13-26.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Henceforth</a> <a href="/numbers/15-23.htm">Henceforward</a> <a href="/matthew/21-3.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/matthew/21-3.htm">Once</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-16.htm">Presently</a> <a href="/matthew/21-8.htm">Road</a> <a href="/matthew/21-3.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/matthew/21-7.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/matthew/18-29.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/matthew/21-18.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/20-30.htm">Wayside</a> <a href="/matthew/13-6.htm">Withered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/23-31.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/luke/1-33.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/matthew/25-20.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/matthew/22-10.htm">Found</a> <a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/matthew/23-39.htm">Henceforth</a> <a href="/mark/11-14.htm">Henceforward</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/mark/11-13.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Once</a> <a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Presently</a> <a href="/mark/1-3.htm">Road</a> <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/matthew/23-20.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/matthew/21-32.htm">Way</a> <a href="/mark/4-4.htm">Wayside</a> <a href="/matthew/21-20.htm">Withered</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 21</div>1. <a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a donkey</a> 12. <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/21-17.htm">curses the fig tree;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">puts to silence the priests and elders,</a> 28. <a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">and rebukes them by the parable of the two sons,</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">and the husbandmen who slew such as were sent to them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Seeing a fig tree by the road In the biblical context, fig trees were common in Israel and often symbolized prosperity and blessing. The location "by the road" suggests accessibility and visibility, indicating that the tree was in a place where it should have been fruitful. Fig trees typically bear fruit before or with their leaves, so seeing a leafy tree would imply the presence of fruit.He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves This phrase highlights the expectation of fruitfulness. In the Old Testament, Israel is often symbolized by a fig tree (<a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Jeremiah 8:13</a>). The absence of fruit despite the presence of leaves can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness, where outward appearances do not match inner reality. This reflects Jesus' critique of religious leaders who appeared righteous but lacked true spiritual fruit.“May you never bear fruit again!” He said Jesus' pronouncement is a prophetic act symbolizing judgment. The fig tree represents those who fail to produce spiritual fruit despite having the appearance of godliness. This act foreshadows the judgment on Israel for not recognizing the Messiah and serves as a warning to all believers about the importance of genuine faith and fruitfulness (<a href="/john/15-2.htm">John 15:2</a>, <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>).And immediately the tree withered The immediate withering of the tree demonstrates Jesus' authority over creation and serves as a visible sign of divine judgment. This act is unique in the Gospels and underscores the seriousness of spiritual unfruitfulness. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's judgment on those who do not live according to His will (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The withering serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of failing to bear fruit in keeping with repentance (<a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, who performs the miracle of cursing the fig tree. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_fig_tree.htm">The Fig Tree</a> A symbol of fruitlessness and judgment, representing Israel's spiritual barrenness. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> Witnesses to the event, who later question Jesus about the significance of the withered fig tree. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city near which this event takes place, symbolizing the religious center of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_road.htm">The Road</a> The setting of the event, indicating Jesus' journey and His mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_fig_tree.htm">Symbolism of the Fig Tree</a> The fig tree represents Israel, and its fruitlessness symbolizes spiritual barrenness and the failure to live up to God's expectations. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a> Just as the fig tree was judged for its lack of fruit, believers are called to bear spiritual fruit and will be held accountable for their faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genuine_faith.htm">The Importance of Genuine Faith</a> True faith is evidenced by action and fruitfulness. Believers are encouraged to examine their lives for signs of spiritual growth and productivity. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_repentance.htm">Urgency of Repentance</a> The immediate withering of the fig tree serves as a warning of the urgency of repentance and the consequences of spiritual neglect. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_christ_for_fruitfulness.htm">Dependence on Christ for Fruitfulness</a> As branches depend on the vine, believers must remain in Christ to bear fruit, emphasizing the necessity of a close relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 21</a> <a href="/q/why_curse_fig_tree_out_of_fig_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree in Matthew 21:19 for having no fruit when it was not the season for figs? </a> <a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/did_the_fig_tree_wither_instantly.htm">The Gospels say that Jesus cursed a fig tree. Did the tree wither at once? Yes. (Matthew 21:19) No. It withered overnight (Mark II: 20)</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_curse_the_fig_tree.htm">Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) In the way.--Better, on the road. Fig-trees were often planted by the road-side under the notion that dust suited them.He came to it.--St. Mark adds, what St. Matthew indeed implies, that He came, if "haply He might find anything thereon." The fig-tree in Palestine bears two or three crops a year. Josephus, indeed, says that fruit might be found on the trees in Judaea for ten months out of the twelve. Commonly at the beginning of April the trees that still grow out of the rocks between Bethany and Jerusalem are bare both of leaves and fruit, and so probably it was now with all but the single tree which attracted our Lord's notice. It was in full foliage, and being so far in advance of its fellows it might not unnaturally have been expected to have had, in the first week of April, the "first ripe fruit" (<a href="/hosea/9-10.htm" title="I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves to that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.">Hosea 9:10</a>), which usually was gathered in May. So, in Song <a href="/songs/2-13.htm" title="The fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.">Song of Solomon 2:13</a>, the appearance of the "green figs" coincides with that of the flowers of spring, and the time of the singing of birds. The illustrations from the branches and leaves of the fig-tree in <a href="/context/luke/21-29.htm" title="And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;">Luke 21:29-30</a>, suggest that the season was a somewhat forward one. On the special difficulty connected with St. Mark's statement, "the time of figs was not yet," see Note on <a href="/mark/11-13.htm" title="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.">Mark 11:13</a>.Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.--From the lips of one of like passions with ourselves, the words might seem the utterance of impatient disappointment. Here they assume the character of a solemn judgment passed not so much on the tree as on that of which it became the representative. The Jews, in their show of the "leaves" of outward devotion, in the absence of the "fruits" of righteousness, were as that barren tree. But a few weeks before (<a href="/luke/13-6.htm" title="He spoke also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.">Luke 13:6</a>) He had taken the fig-tree to which "a man came seeking fruit and finding none," as a parable of the state of Israel. Then the sentence, "Cut it down," had been delayed, as in the hope of a possible amendment. Now, what He saw flashed upon Him in a moment (if we may so speak) as the parable embodied. The disappointment of the expectations which He had formed in His human craving for food was like the disappointment of the owner of the fig-tree in the parable. The sentence which He now passed on the tree, and its immediate fulfilment, were symbols of the sentence and the doom which were about to fall on the unrepentant and unbelieving people. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - When he saw a (μίαν, a single) fig tree in the way. The tree stood all alone in a conspicuous situation by the roadside, as if courting observation. It was allowable to pluck and eat fruit in an orchard (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Deuteronomy 23:24, 25</a>); but this tree, placed where it was, seemed to be common property, belonging to no private owner. The sight of the leaves thereon, as St. Mark tells us, attracted the notice of Christ, who beheld with pleasure the prospect of relieving his long abstinence with the refreshment of cool and juicy fruit. He came to it. Knowing the nature of the tree, and that under some circumstances the fruit ripens before the leaves are fully out, Jesus naturally expected to find on it some figs fit to eat. Further, besides the fruit which comes to maturity in the usual way during the summer, there are often late figs produced in autumn which hang on the tree during winter, and ripen at the reawakening of vegetation in the spring. The vigour of this particular tree was apparently proved by the luxuriance of its foliage, and it might reasonably be expected to retain some of its winter produce. Found nothing thereon, but leaves only. It was all outward show, promise without performance, seeming precocity with no adequate results. There is no question here of Christ's omniscience being at fault. He acted as a man would act; he was not deceived himself nor did he deceive the apostles, though they at first misapprehended his purpose. The whole action was symbolical, and was meant so to appear. In strict propriety of conduct, as a man led by the appearance of the tree might act, he carried out the figure, at the same time showing, by his treatment of this inanimate object, that he had something higher in view, and that he does not mean that which his outward conduct seemed to imply. He is enacting a parable where all the parts are in due keeping, and all have their twofold signification in the world of nature and the world of grace. The hunger is real, the tree is real, the expectation of fruit legitimate, the barrenness disappointing and criminal; the spiritual side, however, is left to be inferred, and, as we shall see, only one of many possible lessons is drawn from the result of the incident. Let no fruit grow on thee (let there be no fruit from thee) henceforward forever. Such is the sentence passed on this ostentations tree. Christ addresses it as if replying to the profession made by its show of leaves. It had the sap of life, it had power to produce luxuriant leaves; therefore it might and ought to have borne fruit. It vaunted itself as being superior to its neighbours, and the boast was utterly empty. Presently (παραχρῆμα) the fig tree withered away. The process was doubtless gradual, commencing at Christ's word, and continuing till the tree died; but St. Matthew completes the account at once, giving in one picture the event, with its surroundings and results. It was a moral necessity that what had incurred Christ's censure should perish; the spiritual controlled the material; the higher overbore the lower. Thus the designed teaching was placed in visible shape before the eyes, and silently uttered its important lesson. It has been remarked (by Neander) that we are not to suppose that the tree thus handled was previously altogether sound and healthy. Its show of leaves at an unusual period without fruit may point to some abnormal development of activity which was consequent upon some radical defect. Had it been in vigorous health, it would not have been a fitting symbol of the Jewish Church; nor would it have corresponded with the idea which Christ designed to bring to the notice of his apostles. There was already some process at work which would have issued in decay, and Christ's curse merely accelerated this natural result. This is considered to be the only instance in which our Lord exerted his miraculous power in destruction; all his other actions were beneficent, saving, gracious. The drowning of the swine at Gadara was only permitted for a wise purpose; it was not commanded or inflicted by him. The whole transaction in our text is mysterious. That the Son of man should show wrath against a senseless tree, as tree, is, of course, not conceivable. Them was an apparent unfitness, if not injustice, in the proceeding, which at once demonstrated that the tree was not the real object of the action - that something more important was in view. Christ does not treat trees as moral agents, responsible for life and action. He uses inanimate objects to convey lessons to men, dealing with them according to his good pleasure, even his supreme will, which is the law by which they are controlled. In themselves they have no fault and incur no punishment, but they are treated in such a way as to profit the nobler creatures of God's hand. There may have been two reasons for Christ's conduct which were not set prominently forward at the time. First, he desired to show his power, his absolute control, over material forces, so that, in what was about to happen to him, his apostles might be sure that he suffered not through weakness or compulsion, but because he willed to have it so. This would prepare his followers for his own and their coming trials. Then there was another great lesson taught by the sign. The fig tree is a symbol of the Jewish Church. The prophets had used both it. and the vine in this connection (comp. <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>), and our Lord himself makes an unmistakable allusion in his parable of the fig tree planted in the vineyard, from which the owner for three years sought fruit in vain (<a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6</a>, etc.). Many of his subsequent discourses are, as it were, commentaries upon this incident (see vers. 28-44; <a href="/matthew/22-1.htm">Matthew 22:1-14</a>; <a href="/matthew/23.htm">Matthew 23-25</a>.). Here was a parable enacted. The Saviour had seen this tree, the Jewish Church, afar off, looking down upon it from heaven; it was one, single, standing conspicuous among all nations as that whereon the Lord had lavished most care, that which ought to have shown the effect of this culture in abundant produce of holiness and righteousness. But what was the result? Boasting to be children of Abraham, the special heritage of Jehovah, gifted with highest privileges, the sole possessors of the knowledge of God, the Israelites professed to have what no other people had, and were in reality empty and bare. There was plenty of outward show - rites, ceremonies, scrupulous observances, much speaking - but no real devotion, no righteousness, no heart worship, no good works. Other nations, indeed, were equally fruitless, but they did not profess to be holy; they were sinners, and offered no cloak for their sinfulness. The Jews were no less unrighteous; but they were hypocrites, and boasted of the good which they had not. Other nations were unproductive, for their time had not come; but for Israel the season had arrived; she ought to have been the first to accept the Messiah, to unite the new with the old fruit, to pass from the Law to the gospel, and to learn and practise the lesson of faith. Perfect fruit was not yet to be expected; but Israel's sin was that she vaunted her perfection, counted herself sound and whole, while rotten at the very core, and barren of all good results. Her falsehood, hypocrisy, and arrogant complacency were fearfully punished. The terms of the curse pronounced by the Judge are very emphatic. It denounces perpetual barrenness on the Jewish Church and people. From Judaea was to have gone forth the healing of the nations; from it all peoples of the earth were to be blessed. The complete fulfilment of this promise is no longer in the literal Israel; she is nothing in the world; no one resorts to her for food and refreshment; she has none to offer the wayfarer. For eighteen centuries has that fruitlessness continued; the withered tree still stands, a monument of unbelief and its punishment. The Lord's sentence, "forever," must be understood with some limitation. In his parable of the fig tree, which adumbrates the last days, he intimates that it shall some day bud and blossom, and be clothed once more with leaf and fruit; and St. Paul looks forward to the conversion of Israel, when the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled (<a href="/romans/11-23.htm">Romans 11:23-26</a>). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/21-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Seeing ἰδὼν (idōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. a μίαν (mian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. fig tree συκῆν (sykēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4808.htm">Strong's 4808: </a> A fig-tree. From sukon; a fig-tree. along ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. road, ὁδοῦ (hodou) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3598.htm">Strong's 3598: </a> A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. He went up ἦλθεν (ēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. it αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. but καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. found εὗρεν (heuren) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. nothing οὐδὲν (ouden) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. it αὐτῇ (autē) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. except εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. leaves. φύλλα (phylla) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5444.htm">Strong's 5444: </a> A leaf. From the same as phule; a sprout, i.e. Leaf. “May you never bear γένηται (genētai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. fruit καρπὸς (karpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. again!” μηκέτι (mēketi) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3371.htm">Strong's 3371: </a> No longer, no more. From me and eti; no further. He said. λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. immediately παραχρῆμα (parachrēma) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3916.htm">Strong's 3916: </a> Instantly, immediately, on the spot. From para and chrema; at the thing itself, i.e. Instantly. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tree συκῆ (sykē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4808.htm">Strong's 4808: </a> A fig-tree. From sukon; a fig-tree. withered. ἐξηράνθη (exēranthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3583.htm">Strong's 3583: </a> To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. 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