Matthew 21:18-22
New American Standard Bible
The Barren Fig Tree
18 (A)Now in the early morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry. 19 And seeing a lone (B)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.
20 Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and [a]asked, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?” 21 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, (C)if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And (D)whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive it all.”
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- Matthew 21:20 Lit said
Matthew 21:18-22
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Jesus Curses a Fruitless Fig Tree
18 Now early-in-the-morning while returning to the city, He was hungry. 19 And having seen one fig tree near the road, He went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only[a]. And He says to it, “May fruit no longer come from you— forever”. And the fig tree was dried-up at-once. 20 And having seen it, the disciples marveled, saying, “How was the fig tree dried up at once?” 21 And having responded, Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you— if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do the thing of the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and be thrown into the sea’, it will be done. 22 And you will receive all that you ask in prayer, believing”.
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- Matthew 21:19 This is a parable of Israel. They had the appearance of life, but no fruit. Jesus curses them.
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