Matthew 21:20

The Barren Fig Tree

19Seeing 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.20When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

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Berean Standard Bible
When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
American Standard Version (1901)
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?
Bible in Basic English
And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?
Free Bible Version
The disciples were amazed to see this. “How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?” they asked.
Geneva Bible 1599
And when his disciples saw it, they marueiled, saying, How soone is the figge tree withered!
King James (Authorized) Version
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
One Unity Resource Bible
When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree immediately wither away?”
Translation for Translators
The next day when we disciples saw what had happened to the tree, we marveled, and we said to Jesus, “◄It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?►” [RHQ]
Unlocked Literal Bible
When the disciples saw it, they marveled and said, “How did the fig tree immediately wither away?”
Noah Webster Bible
And when the disciples saw it , they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered!
World English Bible
When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree immediately wither away?”
Young's Literal Translation
And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'