And 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. |
And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” And immediately the fig tree withered away. |
And 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. |
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then He said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered. |
And as He saw one single leafy fig tree above the roadside He went to it [seeing that in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves], but He found nothing but leaves on it. And He said to it, Never again shall fruit grow on you! And the fig tree withered up at once. |
And having seen a lone fig tree by the road, He went to it, and found nothing in it except only leaves. And He says to it, No longer shall fruit come from you, positively not forever. And instantly the fig tree wasted away. |
He saw a fig-tree growing by the side of the road, but when He got to it He discovered there was nothing on it but leaves. “No more fruit shall ever grow on you!” He said to it, and all at once the fig-tree withered away. |
As He saw a fig tree by the roadside, He came to it but found on it nothing but leaves, and said to it, “Never again shall a fig grow on you!” And the fig tree at once withered up. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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