Matthew 21:20
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Context
This verse from Matthew Chapter 21 connects to 6 cross-references. The triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey fulfilling Zechariah 9:9. Jesus drives the money changers from the temple: 'My house shall be called a house of prayer but you have made it a den of robbers.' He curses the …
Other Translations
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?
And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, `How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'
And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?
Cross References
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof …
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof …