Matthew 21:20 - Easy To Read Version

²⁰ The followers saw this. They were very surprised. They asked, “How did the fig tree dry up and die so quickly?”

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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?"

Matthew 21:20 Cross References

Matthew 21:19

Jesus saw a fig tree beside the road. Jesus went to the fig tree \{to get a fig to eat\}. But there were no figs on the tree. There were only leaves. So Jesus said to the tree, “You will never again have fruit!” And then the tree dried up and died.

Matthew 21:21

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. If you have faith and no doubts, you will be able to do the same as I did to this tree. And you will be able to do more. You will be able to say to this mountain, ‘Go, mountain, fall into the sea.’ And if you have faith, it will happen.

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Jesus said to those people that were with him, “I tell you the truth. This man has more faith than any person I have found, even in Israel. {\cf2\super [91]}