Verse 20

When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, 'How did the fig tree wither so quickly?'

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  • Isa 40:6-8 : 6 A voice says, 'Cry out.' And I said, 'What shall I cry?' All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. 7 The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are like grass. 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.
  • Mark 11:20-21 : 20 Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to him, 'Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.'
  • Jas 1:10-11 : 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.