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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.
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Why Look for Figs Out of Season?
Commentators explain the apparent contradiction of Jesus looking for figs when it wasn't the season. A fig tree in Palestine that had produced leaves so early should also have had early, edible fruit buds. The leaves were a sign of 'promise without performance.' Jesus wasn't acting irrationally; he was responding to a tree that looked fruitful but was barren.
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If haply he might find anything thereon (ε αρα τ ευρησε εν αυτη). This use of ε and the future indicative for purpose (to see if, …
19th Century
Anglican
And on the next day.—On the chronological difficulty presented by this verse, see Note on Matthew 21:18-19.
For t…
This is one of the most difficult stories in Mark’s gospel to interpret. An important consideration is the position it occupies. It is one of Mark’…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And seeing a fig tree afar off By the wayside, at some distance from him:
having leaves
Presbyterian
Christ looked for some fruit, because the time for gathering figs, though near, had not yet come; but he found none. He made this fig tree an examp…
