Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
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.
Lessons From The Fig Tree
20 And while passing by early-in-the-morning, they saw the fig tree having dried-up from the roots. 21 And having remembered, Peter says to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has dried-up”. 22 And having responded, Jesus says to them, “Be having faith in God. 23 Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and be thrown into the sea’, and does not doubt in his heart, but is believing that what he is speaking is coming-about, it will happen for him. 24 For this reason I say to you, be believing that you received all that you are praying and asking, and it will happen for you.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing