Mark 11:20

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Mark 11:20

And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

They saw

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They saw

He said to it, “No one will ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening [to what He said].

“The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below,
And above, his branch is cut off and withers.

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

“What more could have been done for My vineyard that I have not done in it?
When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield worthless ones?

Scarcely have they been planted,
Scarcely have they been sown,
Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And a strong wind carries them away like stubble.

But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

He answered, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant will be torn up by the roots.

Seeing a lone fig tree at the roadside, He went to it and found nothing but leaves on it; and He said to it, “Never again will fruit come from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken off] branch, and withers and dies; and they gather such branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your love feasts when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless;