¹⁷ Then He left them and ^(A)went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.

The Fig Tree Withered^(B)

^18 (C)Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. ^19 (D)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.

The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree^(E)

^20 (F)And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”

The Fig Tree Withered^(A)

^12 (B)Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. ^13 (C)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. ¹⁴ In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.”

And His disciples heard it.