Matthew 21:19
Douay-Rheims
And seeing a certain fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only, and he saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.
Francis Patrick Kenrick
Mark xi. 13. This was not surprising, since it was not the season for figs. The examination of the fig-tree, as if in quest of figs, was a .significant action. The fig-tree was the symbol of the Jewish nation, which was void of fruit when Christ came to visit it, and drew on itself a curse. Man cannot plead any excuse, if he bear not fruits of grace at all times. " Why was the fig-tree cursed?" asked Chrysostom:
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1863 · Matthew 21:19
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