Matthew 21:20

WEB

²⁰When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree immediately wither away?”

KJV

²⁰And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

BSB

²⁰When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

FBV

²⁰The disciples were amazed to see this. “How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?” they asked.

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Extra References

Isaiah 40:6-8

⁶The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field. ⁷The grass withers, the flower fades, because the LORD’s breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass. ⁸The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.”

Mark 11:20-21

²⁰As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. ²¹Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.”

James 1:10-11

¹⁰and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. ¹¹For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.