1καιG2532{CONJ} οτεG3753{ADV} εγγιζουσινG1448{V-PAI-3P} ειςG1519{PREP} αιεροσολυμαG2414{N-ASF} τσβιερουσαλημG2419{N-PRI} ειςG1519{PREP} ββηθσφαγηG967{N-PRI} ατσβηθφαγηG967{N-PRI} καιG2532{CONJ} βηθανιανG963{N-ASF} προςG4314{PREP} τοG3588{T-ASN} οροςG3735{N-ASN} τωνG3588{T-GPF} ελαιωνG1636{N-GPF} αποστελλειG649{V-PAI-3S} δυοG1417{A-NUI} τωνG3588{T-GPM} μαθητωνG3101{N-GPM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} 2καιG2532{CONJ} λεγειG3004{V-PAI-3S} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} υπαγετεG5217{V-PAM-2P} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} κωμηνG2968{N-ASF} τηνG3588{T-ASF} κατεναντιG2713{ADV} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} καιG2532{CONJ} αευθυςG2117{ADV} τσβευθεωςG2112{ADV} εισπορευομενοιG1531{V-PNP-NPM} ειςG1519{PREP} αυτηνG846{P-ASF} ευρησετεG2147{V-FAI-2P} πωλονG4454{N-ASM} δεδεμενονG1210{V-RPP-ASM} εφG1909{PREP} ονG3739{R-ASM} ουδειςG3762{A-NSM} αουπωG3768{ADV} ανθρωπωνG444{N-GPM} αεκαθισενG2523{V-AAI-3S} τσβκεκαθικενG2523{V-RAI-3S} αλυσατεG3089{V-AAM-2P} τσβλυσαντεςG3089{V-AAP-NPM} αυτονG846{P-ASM} ακαιG2532{CONJ} αφερετεG5342{V-PAM-2P} τσβαγαγετεG71{V-2AAM-2P} 3καιG2532{CONJ} εανG1437{COND} τιςG5100{X-NSM} υμινG5213{P-2DP} ειπηG2036{V-2AAS-3S} τιG5101{I-ASN} ποιειτεG4160{V-PAI-2P} τουτοG5124{D-ASN} ειπατεG2036{V-2AAM-2P} τσβοτιG3754{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} κυριοςG2962{N-NSM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} χρειανG5532{N-ASF} εχειG2192{V-PAI-3S} καιG2532{CONJ} αευθυςG2117{ADV} τσβευθεωςG2112{ADV} αυτονG846{P-ASM} αβαποστελλειG649{V-PAI-3S} απαλινG3825{ADV} τσαποστελειG649{V-FAI-3S} ωδεG5602{ADV} 4ακαιG2532{CONJ} απηλθονG565{V-2AAI-3P} τσβδεG1161{CONJ} καιG2532{CONJ} ευρονG2147{V-2AAI-3P} β[τον]G3588{T-ASM} τστονG3588{T-ASM} πωλονG4454{N-ASM} δεδεμενονG1210{V-RPP-ASM} προςG4314{PREP} τσβτηνG3588{T-ASF} θυρανG2374{N-ASF} εξωG1854{ADV} επιG1909{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSN} αμφοδουG296{N-GSN} καιG2532{CONJ} λυουσινG3089{V-PAI-3P} αυτονG846{P-ASM} 5καιG2532{CONJ} τινεςG5100{X-NPM} τωνG3588{T-GPM} εκειG1563{ADV} εστηκοτωνG2476{V-RAP-GPM} ελεγονG3004{V-IAI-3P} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} τιG5101{I-ASN} ποιειτεG4160{V-PAI-2P} λυοντεςG3089{V-PAP-NPM} τονG3588{T-ASM} πωλονG4454{N-ASM} 6οιG3588{T-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} αειπανG3004{V-2AAI-3P} τσβειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} καθωςG2531{ADV} αειπενG3004{V-2AAI-3S} τσβενετειλατοG1781{V-ADI-3S} οG3588{T-NSM} ιησουςG2424{N-NSM} καιG2532{CONJ} αφηκανG863{V-AAI-3P} αυτουςG846{P-APM} 7καιG2532{CONJ} αφερουσινG5342{V-PAI-3P} τσβηγαγονG71{V-2AAI-3P} τονG3588{T-ASM} πωλονG4454{N-ASM} προςG4314{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} ιησουνG2424{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} αεπιβαλλουσινG1911{V-PAI-3P} τσβεπεβαλονG1911{V-2AAI-3P} αυτωG846{P-DSM} ταG3588{T-APN} ιματιαG2440{N-APN} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} καιG2532{CONJ} εκαθισενG2523{V-AAI-3S} επG1909{PREP} ααυτονG846{P-ASM} τσβαυτωG846{P-DSM} 8ακαιG2532{CONJ} πολλοιG4183{A-NPM} τσβδεG1161{CONJ} ταG3588{T-APN} ιματιαG2440{N-APN} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} εστρωσανG4766{V-AAI-3P} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} οδονG3598{N-ASF} αλλοιG243{A-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} αστιβαδαςG4746{N-APF} τσβστοιβαδαςG4746{N-APF} ακοψαντεςG2875{V-AAP-NPM} τσβεκοπτονG2875{V-IAI-3P} εκG1537{PREP} τωνG3588{T-GPN} ααγρωνG68{N-GPM} τσβδενδρωνG1186{N-GPN} τσβκαιG2532{CONJ} τσβεστρωννυονG4766{V-IAI-3P} τσβειςG1519{PREP} τσβτηνG3588{T-ASF} τσβοδονG3598{N-ASF} 9καιG2532{CONJ} οιG3588{T-NPM} προαγοντεςG4254{V-PAP-NPM} καιG2532{CONJ} οιG3588{T-NPM} ακολουθουντεςG190{V-PAP-NPM} εκραζονG2896{V-IAI-3P} τσβλεγοντεςG3004{V-PAP-NPM} ωσανναG5614{HEB} ευλογημενοςG2127{V-RPP-NSM} οG3588{T-NSM} ερχομενοςG2064{V-PNP-NSM} ενG1722{PREP} ονοματιG3686{N-DSN} κυριουG2962{N-GSM} 10ευλογημενηG2127{V-RPP-NSF} ηG3588{T-NSF} ερχομενηG2064{V-PNP-NSF} βασιλειαG932{N-NSF} τσβενG1722{PREP} τσβονοματιG3686{N-DSN} τσβκυριουG2962{N-GSM} τουG3588{T-GSM} πατροςG3962{N-GSM} ημωνG2257{P-1GP} αβδαυιδG1138{N-PRI} τσδαβιδG1138{N-PRI} ωσανναG5614{HEB} ενG1722{PREP} τοιςG3588{T-DPN} υψιστοιςG5310{A-DPN} 11καιG2532{CONJ} εισηλθενG1525{V-2AAI-3S} ειςG1519{PREP} ιεροσολυμαG2414{N-ASF} τσβοG3588{T-NSM} τσβιησουςG2424{N-NSM} τσβκαιG2532{CONJ} ειςG1519{PREP} τοG3588{T-ASN} ιερονG2411{N-ASN} καιG2532{CONJ} περιβλεψαμενοςG4017{V-AMP-NSM} πανταG3956{A-APN} οψιαςG3798{A-GSF} ηδηG2235{ADV} ουσηςG5607{V-PXP-GSF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} ωραςG5610{N-GSF} εξηλθενG1831{V-2AAI-3S} ειςG1519{PREP} βηθανιανG963{N-ASF} μεταG3326{PREP} τωνG3588{T-GPM} δωδεκαG1427{A-NUI} 12καιG2532{CONJ} τηG3588{T-DSF} επαυριονG1887{ADV} εξελθοντωνG1831{V-2AAP-GPM} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} αποG575{PREP} βηθανιαςG963{N-GSF} επεινασενG3983{V-AAI-3S} 13καιG2532{CONJ} ιδωνG1492{V-2AAP-NSM} συκηνG4808{N-ASF} ααποG575{PREP} μακροθενG3113{ADV} εχουσανG2192{V-PAP-ASF} φυλλαG5444{N-APN} ηλθενG2064{V-2AAI-3S} ειG1487{COND} αραG686{PRT} τσβευρησειG2147{V-FAI-3S} τιG5100{X-ASN} αευρησειG2147{V-FAI-3S} ενG1722{PREP} αυτηG846{P-DSF} καιG2532{CONJ} ελθωνG2064{V-2AAP-NSM} επG1909{PREP} αυτηνG846{P-ASF} ουδενG3762{A-ASN} ευρενG2147{V-2AAI-3S} ειG1487{COND} μηG3361{PRT-N} φυλλαG5444{N-APN} αοG3588{T-NSM} τσβουG3756{PRT-N} γαρG1063{CONJ} τσβηνG2258{V-IXI-3S} καιροςG2540{N-NSM} αουκG3756{PRT-N} αηνG2258{V-IXI-3S} συκωνG4810{N-GPN} 14καιG2532{CONJ} αποκριθειςG611{V-AOP-NSM} τσβοG3588{T-NSM} τσβιησουςG2424{N-NSM} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} αυτηG846{P-DSF} μηκετιG3371{ADV} τσβεκG1537{PREP} τσβσουG4675{P-2GS} ειςG1519{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} αιωναG165{N-ASM} αεκG1537{PREP} ασουG4675{P-2GS} μηδειςG3367{A-NSM} καρπονG2590{N-ASM} φαγοιG5315{V-2AAO-3S} καιG2532{CONJ} ηκουονG191{V-IAI-3P} οιG3588{T-NPM} μαθηταιG3101{N-NPM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} 15καιG2532{CONJ} ερχονταιG2064{V-PNI-3P} ειςG1519{PREP} ιεροσολυμαG2414{N-ASF} καιG2532{CONJ} εισελθωνG1525{V-2AAP-NSM} τσβοG3588{T-NSM} τσβιησουςG2424{N-NSM} ειςG1519{PREP} τοG3588{T-ASN} ιερονG2411{N-ASN} ηρξατοG756{V-ADI-3S} εκβαλλεινG1544{V-PAN} τουςG3588{T-APM} πωλουνταςG4453{V-PAP-APM} καιG2532{CONJ} ατουςG3588{T-APM} αγοραζονταςG59{V-PAP-APM} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSN} ιερωG2411{N-DSN} καιG2532{CONJ} ταςG3588{T-APF} τραπεζαςG5132{N-APF} τωνG3588{T-GPM} κολλυβιστωνG2855{N-GPM} καιG2532{CONJ} ταςG3588{T-APF} καθεδραςG2515{N-APF} τωνG3588{T-GPM} πωλουντωνG4453{V-PAP-GPM} ταςG3588{T-APF} περιστεραςG4058{N-APF} κατεστρεψενG2690{V-AAI-3S} 16καιG2532{CONJ} ουκG3756{PRT-N} ηφιενG863{V-IAI-3S} ιναG2443{CONJ} τιςG5100{X-NSM} διενεγκηG1308{V-2AAS-3S} σκευοςG4632{N-ASN} διαG1223{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSN} ιερουG2411{N-GSN} 17καιG2532{CONJ} εδιδασκενG1321{V-IAI-3S} ακαιG2532{CONJ} αελεγενG3004{V-IAI-3S} τσβλεγωνG3004{V-PAP-NSM} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} ουG3756{PRT-N} γεγραπταιG1125{V-RPI-3S} οτιG3754{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} οικοςG3624{N-NSM} μουG3450{P-1GS} οικοςG3624{N-NSM} προσευχηςG4335{N-GSF} κληθησεταιG2564{V-FPI-3S} πασινG3956{A-DPN} τοιςG3588{T-DPN} εθνεσινG1484{N-DPN} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} δεG1161{CONJ} απεποιηκατεG4160{V-RAI-2P} τσβεποιησατεG4160{V-AAI-2P} αυτονG846{P-ASM} σπηλαιονG4693{N-ASN} ληστωνG3027{N-GPM} 18καιG2532{CONJ} ηκουσανG191{V-AAI-3P} οιG3588{T-NPM} ααρχιερειςG749{N-NPM} τσβγραμματειςG1122{N-NPM} καιG2532{CONJ} οιG3588{T-NPM} αγραμματειςG1122{N-NPM} τσβαρχιερειςG749{N-NPM} καιG2532{CONJ} εζητουνG2212{V-IAI-3P} πωςG4459{ADV-I} αυτονG846{P-ASM} αβαπολεσωσινG622{V-AAS-3P} τσαπολεσουσινG622{V-FAI-3P} εφοβουντοG5399{V-INI-3P} γαρG1063{CONJ} αυτονG846{P-ASM} τσβοτιG3754{CONJ} παςG3956{A-NSM} αγαρG1063{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} οχλοςG3793{N-NSM} εξεπλησσετοG1605{V-IPI-3S} επιG1909{PREP} τηG3588{T-DSF} διδαχηG1322{N-DSF} αυτουG846{P-GSM} 19καιG2532{CONJ} αοτανG3752{CONJ} τσβοτεG3753{ADV} οψεG3796{ADV} εγενετοG1096{V-2ADI-3S} αεξεπορευοντοG1607{V-INI-3P} τσβεξεπορευετοG1607{V-INI-3S} εξωG1854{ADV} τηςG3588{T-GSF} πολεωςG4172{N-GSF} 20καιG2532{CONJ} τσβπρωιG4404{ADV} παραπορευομενοιG3899{V-PNP-NPM} απρωιG4404{ADV} ειδονG1492{V-2AAI-3P} τηνG3588{T-ASF} συκηνG4808{N-ASF} εξηραμμενηνG3583{V-RPP-ASF} εκG1537{PREP} ριζωνG4491{N-GPF} 21καιG2532{CONJ} αναμνησθειςG363{V-AOP-NSM} οG3588{T-NSM} πετροςG4074{N-NSM} λεγειG3004{V-PAI-3S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} ραββιG4461{HEB} ιδεG1492{V-AAM-2S} ηG3588{T-NSF} συκηG4808{N-NSF} ηνG3739{R-ASF} κατηρασωG2672{V-ADI-2S} εξηρανταιG3583{V-RPI-3S} 22καιG2532{CONJ} αποκριθειςG611{V-AOP-NSM} αβοG3588{T-NSM} ιησουςG2424{N-NSM} λεγειG3004{V-PAI-3S} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} εχετεG2192{V-PAM-2P} πιστινG4102{N-ASF} θεουG2316{N-GSM} 23αμηνG281{HEB} τσβγαρG1063{CONJ} λεγωG3004{V-PAI-1S} υμινG5213{P-2DP} οτιG3754{CONJ} οςG3739{R-NSM} ανG302{PRT} ειπηG2036{V-2AAS-3S} τωG3588{T-DSN} ορειG3735{N-DSN} τουτωG5129{D-DSN} αρθητιG142{V-APM-2S} καιG2532{CONJ} βληθητιG906{V-APM-2S} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} θαλασσανG2281{N-ASF} καιG2532{CONJ} μηG3361{PRT-N} διακριθηG1252{V-APS-3S} ενG1722{PREP} τηG3588{T-DSF} καρδιαG2588{N-DSF} αυτουG846{P-GSM} αλλαG235{CONJ} απιστευηG4100{V-PAS-3S} τσβπιστευσηG4100{V-AAS-3S} οτιG3754{CONJ} αοG3739{R-ASN} τσβαG3739{R-NPN} αλαλειG2980{V-PAI-3S} τσβλεγειG3004{V-PAI-3S} γινεταιG1096{V-PNI-3S} εσταιG2071{V-FXI-3S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} τσβοG3739{R-ASN} τσβεανG1437{COND} τσβειπηG2036{V-2AAS-3S} 24διαG1223{PREP} τουτοG5124{D-ASN} λεγωG3004{V-PAI-1S} υμινG5213{P-2DP} πανταG3956{A-APN} οσαG3745{K-APN} απροσευχεσθεG4336{V-PNM-2P} ακαιG2532{CONJ} τσβανG302{PRT} τσβπροσευχομενοιG4336{V-PNP-NPM} βαιτησθεG154{V-PPS-2P} 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Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary 11 THE BARREN FIG TREE CURSED WITH LESSONS FROM IT--SECOND CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE, ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF THE WEEK. ( =
Matt 21:12-
Matt 21:22;
Luke 19:45-
Luke 19:48). (Mark 11:11-26)
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon--surveyed.
all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out into Bethany with the twelve--Thus briefly does our Evangelist dispose of this His first day in Jerusalem, after the triumphal entry. Nor do the Third and Fourth Gospels give us more light. But from Matthew (
Matt 21:10-
Matt 21:11,
Matt 21:14-
Matt 21:16) we learn some additional and precious particulars, for which see on
Luke 19:45-
Luke 19:48. It was not now safe for the Lord to sleep in the city, nor, from the day of His Triumphal Entry, did He pass one night in it, save the last fatal one.
The Barren Fig Tree Cursed (
Mark 11:12-
Mark 11:14).
12 And on the morrow--The Triumphal Entry being on the first day of the week, this following day was Monday.
when they were come from Bethany--"in the morning" (
Matt 21:18).
he was hungry--How was that? Had he stolen forth from that dear roof at Bethany to the "mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God?" (
Luke 6:12); or, "in the morning," as on a former occasion, "risen up a great while before day, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed" (
Mark 1:35); not breaking His fast thereafter, but bending His steps straight for the city, that He might "work the works of Him that sent Him while it was day?" (
John 9:4). We know not, though one lingers upon and loves to trace out the every movement of that life of wonders. One thing, however we are sure of--it was real bodily hunger which He now sought to allay by the fruit of this fig tree, "if haply He might find any thing thereon"; not a mere scene for the purpose of teaching a lesson, as some early heretics maintained, and some still seem virtually to hold.
13 And seeing a fig tree--(In
Matt 21:19, it is "one fig tree," but the sense is the same as here, "a certain fig tree," as in
Matt 8:19, &c.). Bethphage, which adjoined Bethany, derives his name from its being a fig region--"House of figs."
afar off having leaves--and therefore promising fruit, which in the case of figs come before the leaves.
he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet--What the precise import of this explanation is, interpreters are not agreed. Perhaps all that is meant is, that as the proper fig season had not arrived, no fruit would have been expected even of this tree but for the leaves which it had, which were in this case prematurely and unnaturally developed.
14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever--That word did not make the tree barren, but sealed it up in its own barrenness. See on
Matt 13:13-
Matt 13:15.
And his disciples heard it--and marked the saying. This is introduced as a connecting link, to explain what was afterwards to be said on the subject, as the narrative has to proceed to the other transactions of this day.
Second Cleansing of the Temple (
Mark 11:15-
Mark 11:18).
For the exposition of this portion, see on
Luke 19:45-
Luke 19:48.
Lessons from the Cursing of the Fig Tree (
Mark 11:20-
Mark 11:26).
20 And in the morning--of Tuesday, the third day of the week: He had slept, as during all this week, at Bethany.
as they passed by--going into Jerusalem again.
they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots--no partial blight, leaving life in the root; but it was now dead, root and branch. In
Matt 21:19 it is said it withered away as soon as it was cursed. But the full blight had not appeared probably at once; and in the dusk perhaps, as they returned to Bethany, they had not observed it. The precision with which Mark distinguishes the days is not observed by Matthew, intent only on holding up the truths which the incident was designed to teach. In Matthew the whole is represented as taking place at once, just as the two stages of Jairus' daughter--dying and dead--are represented by him as one. The only difference is between a mere summary and a more detailed narrative, each of which only confirms the other.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him--satisfied that a miracle so very peculiar--a miracle, not of blessing, as all His other miracles, but of cursing--could not have been wrought but with some higher reference, and fully expecting to hear something weighty on the subject.
Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away--so connecting the two things as to show that he traced the death of the tree entirely to the curse of his Lord. Matthew (
Matt 21:20) gives this simply as a general exclamation of surprise by the disciples "how soon" the blight had taken effect.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed . . . he shall have whatsoever he saith--Here is the lesson now. From the nature of the case supposed--that they might wish a mountain removed and cast into the sea, a thing far removed from anything which they could be thought actually to desire--it is plain that not physical but moral obstacles to the progress of His kingdom were in the Redeemer's view, and that what He designed to teach was the great lesson, that no obstacle should be able to stand before a confiding faith in God.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them--This verse only generalizes the assurance of
Mark 11:23; which seems to show that it was designed for the special encouragement of evangelistic and missionary efforts, while this is a directory for prevailing prayer in general.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses, &c.--This is repeated from the Sermon on the Mount (see on
Matt 6:12); to remind them that if this was necessary to the acceptableness of all prayer, much more when great things were to be asked and confidently expected.