Mark 11:20

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The Withered Fig Tree In the morning as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

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  • Job 18:16-17 : 16 Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above. 17 His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.
  • Job 20:5-7 : 5 that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. 6 Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, 7 he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’
  • Isa 5:4 : 4 What more can I do for my vineyard beyond what I have already done? When I waited for it to produce edible grapes, why did it produce sour ones instead?
  • Isa 40:24 : 24 Indeed, they are barely planted; yes, they are barely sown; yes, they barely take root in the earth, and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up, and the wind carries them away like straw.
  • Matt 13:6 : 6 But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.
  • Matt 15:13 : 13 And he replied,“Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
  • Matt 21:19-22 : 19 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. 20 When the disciples saw it they were amazed, saying,“How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” 21 Jesus answered them,“I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.”
  • Mark 11:14 : 14 He said to it,“May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
  • John 15:6 : 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and dries up; and such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and are burned up.
  • Heb 6:8 : 8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit– twice dead, uprooted;

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    21Peter remembered and said to him,“Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered.”

    22Jesus said to them,“Have faith in God.

  • Matt 21:18-21
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    18The Withered Fig Tree Now early in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

    19After 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.

    20When the disciples saw it they were amazed, saying,“How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

    21Jesus answered them,“I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.

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    11Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

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    13After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

    14He said to it,“May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

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    29The Parable of the Fig Tree Then he told them a parable:“Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.

    30When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near.

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    6Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit Then Jesus told this parable:“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

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    19When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.

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    6When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.

    7Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

  • Matt 13:6-7
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    6But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

    7Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.

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    7They have destroyed my vines; they have turned my fig trees into mere splinters. They have completely stripped off the bark and thrown it aside; the twigs are stripped bare.

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    32The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

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    12But it was plucked up in anger; it was thrown down to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered– a fire consumed them.

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    9Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

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    19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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    6in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.

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    10Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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    13And he replied,“Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

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    9Then if it bears fruit next year, very well, but if not, you can cut it down.’”

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    8So they seized him, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.

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    39So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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    16Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

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    12The vine has dried up; the fig tree languishes– the pomegranate, date, and apple as well. In fact, all the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, the joy of the people has dried up!

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    8Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil,

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    17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

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    13I will take away their harvests, says the LORD. There will be no grapes on their vines. There will be no figs on their fig trees. Even the leaves on their trees will wither. The crops that I gave them will be taken away.’”

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    5For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted, and the ripening fruit appears, he will cut off the unproductive shoots with pruning knives; he will prune the tendrils.

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    31For if such things are done when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

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    10Consider! It is planted, but will it prosper? Will it not wither completely when the east wind blows on it? Will it not wither in the soil where it sprouted?’”

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