Matthew 21:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when he saw 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. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἰδὼν συκῆν μίαν ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ, ἦλθεν ἐπʼ αὐτήν, καὶ οὐδὲν εὗρεν ἐν αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ φύλλα μόνον, καὶ λέγει αὐτῇ, Μηκέτι ἐκ σοῦ καρπὸς γένηται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Καὶ ἐξηράνθη παραχρῆμα ἡ συκῆ.

Transliteration

And idōn sykēn one upon the hodou, ēlthen upon it, and nothing heuren in it, if not phylla only, and legei to it, No longer from you karpos may genētai into the aiōna. And exēranthē parachrēma the sykē.

Grammar Details

• *idōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having seen
• *sykēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - fig tree
• *hodou*: genitive, feminine, singular - of road/way
• *ēlthen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - came/went
• *heuren*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - found
• *phylla*: accusative, neuter, plural - leaves
• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says
• *karpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - fruit
• *genētai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd singular - may come to be/may be produced
• *aiōna*: accusative, masculine, singular - age/eternity
• *exēranthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was dried up/withered
• *parachrēma*: adverb - immediately/instantly
• *sykē*: nominative, feminine, singular - fig tree

Word Meanings

• *sykēn*: fig tree
• *heuren*: found/discovered
• *karpos*: fruit/produce
• *genētai*: may come to be/may be produced/may grow
• *aiōna*: age/eternity/forever
• *exēranthē*: was dried up/withered/shriveled
• *parachrēma*: immediately/instantly/at once

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, 'May no fruit ever come from you again!' And immediately, the fig tree withered.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and spyed a fygge trre in the waye and came to it and founde nothinge theron but leves only and sayd to it never frute growe on the hence forwardes. And ano the fygge tree wyddered awaye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And in the waye he sawe a fygge tre, and came vnto it, and founde nothinge theron, but leaues onely, and sayde vnto it: Neuer frute growe on the from hence forth. And immediatly the fygge tre wythred awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And seeing a figge tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaues onely, and said to it, Neuer fruite grow on thee henceforwards; anon the figge tree withered.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he sawe one fygge tree in the waye, he came to it, and founde nothyng theron but leaues only, & said vnto it: neuer fruite growe on thee henceforwarde. And anone the figge tree withered away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, ‹Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.› And presently the fig tree withered away.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!" Immediately the fig tree withered away.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, `No more from thee may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!" Immediately the fig tree withered away.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it,“Never again will there be fruit from you!” And the fig tree withered at once.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 13:6-9 : 6 He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why does it use up the ground? 8 And he answered and said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it: 9 And if it bears fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down.
• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
• Mark 11:14 : 14 And Jesus answered and said to it, No man eat fruit from you hereafter forever. And his disciples heard it.
• Luke 3:9 : 9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
• Isa 5:4-5 : 4 What more could have been done to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to bring forth grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? 5 And now, I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down:
• Heb 6:7-8 : 7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God: 8 But that which bears thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near to being cursed, its end is to be burned.
• 2 Pet 2:20-22 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "The dog returns to his own vomit," and "the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
• Jude 1:12 : 12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;
• Rev 22:11 : 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he who is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he who is holy, let him be holy still.
• Luke 19:42-44 : 42 Saying, If you had known, even you, at least in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will build an embankment around you and surround you and enclose you on every side, 44 And will level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.
• John 15:2 : 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may produce more fruit.
• John 15:6 : 6 If anyone does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and is withered; and men gather them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
• 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Having a form of godliness but denying its power. From such turn away.