KJV King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard [it].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 11:14
And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard [it].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus told it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” and his disciples heard it.
ASV American Standard Version
And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jesus answering said to it, ‘No more from thee—to the age—may any eat fruit;’ and his disciples were hearing.
Surrounding context — Mark 11
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.
17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἀποκριθεὶςG611 · apokrinōto answerεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῇ·G846 · autosit/s/heμηκέτιG3371 · mēketinever againεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰῶναG165 · aiōnan age: ageἐκG1537 · ekout fromσοῦG4771 · suyouμηδεὶςG3367 · mēdeisnothingκαρπὸνG2590 · karposfruitφάγοι.G5315 · phageinto eatκαὶG2532 · kaiandἤκουονG191 · akouōto hearοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταὶG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
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.Matthew 7:19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.Matthew 3:10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.John 15:6If a man abide not 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.Mark 11:20-21And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.Isaiah 5:5-6And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:Matthew 12:33-35Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit.Deuteronomy 6:4-8Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:Matthew 21:44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.Revelation 22:11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.Matthew 21:33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:Deuteronomy 11:26-31Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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