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NASB | Matthew 21:19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, "No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you." And at once the fig tree withered. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 21:19 Seeing a lone fig tree at the roadside, He went to it and found nothing but leaves on it; and He said to it, "Never again will fruit come from you." And at once the fig tree withered. |
Subject: Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? |
Bible Note: Makarios, I read your posts several times, yet this event is so jarringly odd that I can't settle completely upon your interpretation; as fitting as it is it just does not fit completely (which is too much to ask of interpretation, actually); however, it is so true to say that Jesus "...first intended to teach the disciples a lesson on faith when He first cursed and withered the fig tree, but caught Himself doing so when they 'marveled' at it." This is nicely said, amigo. I forget sometimes that Jesus did operate in real time. The trouble with scripture, especially the life of Jesus, is how to put myself in the scene, to imagine it as though I had been present. This particular event is so strange that I really come up short. In my mind I'm standing with the others basically scratching my head. I tell you, If I'd been a disciple, I'd have had callouses on my fingers from scratching my head over Jesus. Colin |