Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.”
- KJV And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
- NKJV And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”
- NASB And being reminded, Peter *said to Him, “Rabbi, look, the fig tree that You cursed has withered.”
- NLT Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!”
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Peter remembers and points out that the fig tree Jesus cursed has withered.
Overview
Peter's astonishment shows the disciples grasped the dramatic fulfillment of Jesus' word. His observation opens the door for Jesus' teaching on faith and prayer that follows. The withered tree becomes a launching point for instruction about trusting God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Matt 23:7the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
- Zech 5:3–4Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
- Prov 3:33The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
- Matt 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- 1 Cor 16:22If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
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