KJV King James Version
And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not [yet].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 11:13
And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not [yet].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
WEB World English Bible
Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
ASV American Standard Version
And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having seen a fig-tree afar off having leaves, he came, if perhaps he shall find anything in it, and having come to it, he found nothing except leaves, for it was not a time of figs,
Surrounding context — Mark 11
10 Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not [yet].
14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard [it].
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry [any] vessel through the temple.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδὼνG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandσυκῆνG4808 · sukēfig treeἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromμακρόθενG3113 · makrothenfrom afarἔχουσανG2192 · echōto have/beφύλλαG5444 · phullonleafἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goεἰG1487 · eiifἄραG686 · arathereforeτιG5100 · tisoneεὑρήσειG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῇ.G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐλθὼνG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstαὐτὴνG846 · autosit/s/heοὐδὲνG3762 · oudeisnoneεὗρενG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetεἰG1487 · eiifμὴG3361 · mēnotφύλλα·G5444 · phullonleafὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforκαιρὸςG2540 · kairostime/right timeοὐκG3756 · ounoἦνG1510 · eimito beσύκων.G4810 · sukonfig
Cross-references
Luke 13:6-9He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.Matthew 21:19And 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.Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.Luke 12:6-7Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?Luke 10:31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.1 Samuel 6:9And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, [then] he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that [it is] not his hand [that] smote us; it [was] a chance [that] happened to us.Ruth 2:3And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field [belonging] unto Boaz, who [was] of the kindred of Elimelech.
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