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Jesus Curses a Fruitless Fig Tree

12 And on the next day, they having departed from Bethany, He was hungry. 13 And having seen from a distance a fig-tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it. And having come to it, He found nothing except leaves[a]— for it was not the season for figs. 14 And having responded, He said to it, “May no one eat fruit from you any longer— forever!” And His disciples were listening.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:13 This is a parable of Israel. They had the appearance of life, but no fruit. They are not ready, not ripe, not in season. Jesus curses them.

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