Matthew 21:18-21

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁸In the early dawn the next morning, as He was coming back to the city, He was hungry.

¹⁹And as He saw ^[a]one single leafy fig tree ^[b]above the roadside, He went to it but He found nothing but leaves on it [^[c]seeing that in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. And He said to it, Never again shall fruit grow on you! And the fig tree withered up at once.

²⁰When the disciples saw it, they marveled greatly and asked, How is it that the fig tree has withered away all at once?

²¹And Jesus answered them, Truly I say to you, if you have faith (a ^[d]firm relying trust) and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, it will be done.

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Footnotes

Matthew 21:19 Literal meaning.
Matthew 21:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
Matthew 21:19 James Orr et al., eds., International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
Matthew 21:21 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

Matthew 21:18-21

New International Version

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree^(A)

¹⁸Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. ¹⁹Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.^(B)

²⁰When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

²¹Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,^(C) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.

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