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As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
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Withered from the Roots
Commentators highlight Mark's specific detail that the tree was withered "from the roots." This wasn't a temporary or partial decay but a complete and irreversible destruction. Scholars like John Gill note it was "entirely dead," signifying the finality and totality of the judgment the tree represents.
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As they passed by in the morning (παραπορευομενο πρω). Literally, passing by in the morning. The next morning. They went back by t…
19th Century
Anglican
And in the morning.—See Notes on Matthew 21:20-22.
The next morning, on returning to Jerusalem from Bethany, Jesus and his disciples passed the fig tree again (), now totally destroyed. Peter, remem…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in the morning, as they passed by The fig tree; when they returned the next morning from Bethany, or the Mount o…
Presbyterian
The disciples could not understand why that fig tree should wither away so soon; but all who reject Christ wither. It represented the state of the …
