Matthew 21:20
When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
In context
17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.
18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 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.
20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”
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- KJV King James Version
— Matthew 21:20 in the KJV
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
- ESV English Standard Version
— Matthew 21:20 in the ESV
When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?”