Matthew 21:20 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁰ When His disciples saw this, they marveled, saying, “How could the fig tree wither up so suddenly?”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ When the disciples saw it, they marveled greatly and asked, How is it that the fig tree has withered away all at once?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

Common English Bible

²⁰ When the disciples saw it, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree dry up so fast?” they asked.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And seeing this, the disciples wondered, saying, "How did it dry up so quickly?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?

Matthew 21:20 Cross References

Matthew 21:19

Upon seeing a fig tree along side of the road, He approached it [i.e., expecting to find fruit on it], but found nothing but leaves. He said to the tree, “There will not be fruit on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered up.

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith, without doubting, you will not only [be able to] do what was done to this fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the ocean,’ it will happen.

Matthew 8:10

And when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following [along], “It is true when I tell to you, I have never found [anyone with] such great faith, not [even] among the Israelites.