Mark 11:13 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 11:13

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

4 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

For, as to what you have said about the fig-tree, Augustine speaks aptly in the same sense; for, when the evangelist subjoined, For the time of figs was not yet, it is plainly shown that the figs which the Lord had sought were fruit in the synagogue, which had the leaves of the Law, but not the fruit of works. For the Creator of all things could not be ignorant that the fig-tree had no fruit; which was a thing that all might know, since it was not the time of figs.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

If we render the words, It was not the season of figs, that is, the time of gathering them in, it may mean, The season was not yet: and so (inclosing the words in a parenthesis, And coming to it, he found nothing but leaves) it may refer to the former part of the sentence, and may be considered as the reason of Christ's going to see whether there were any figs on this tree.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For the time of figs was not yet - Rather, For it was not the season of gathering figs yet. This I am fully persuaded is the true sense of this passage, ου γαρ ην καιρος συκων. For a proof that καιρος here signifies the time of gathering the figs, see the Lxx. in Psa 1:3. He bringeth forth his fruit, εν καιρω αυτου, in his season; i.e. in the time in which fruit should be ripe, and fit for gathering.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Perhaps all that is meant is, that as the proper fig season had not arrived, no fruit would have been expected even of this tree but for the leaves which it had, which were in this case prematurely and unnaturally developed.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἰδὼν	idōn	having seen	G1492 →
συκῆν	sukēn	a fig tree	G4808 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
μακρόθεν	makrothen	afar	G3113 →
ἔχουσαν	echousan	having	G2192 →
φύλλα	phulla	leaves	G5444 →
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	He went	G2064 →
εἰ	ei	if	G1487 →
ἄρα	ara	perhaps	G686 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
εὑρήσει	heurēsei	He will find	G2147 →
ἐν	en	on	G1722 →
αὐτῇ.	autēa	it.	G846 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	having come	G2064 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	to	G1909 →
αὐτὴν	autēn	it	G846 →
οὐδὲν	ouden	no [thing]	G3762 →
εὗρεν	heuren	He found	G2147 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
φύλλα·	phulla	leaves;	G5444 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
καιρὸς	kairos	season	G2540 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἦν	ēn	it was	G1510 →
σύκων.	sukōn	of figs.	G4810 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 21:19
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
leads to
- Mark 11:14
  Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
- John 15:6
  If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- Titus 1:16
  They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Luke 13:6–9
  Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
- Luke 3:9
  The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Through
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but…
leads to
- Psalms 80:8–11
  You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
- Matthew 3:8–10
  Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
- James 5:4
  Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

Related verses

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About Mark