20When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.


In Context

17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

18 Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.

19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.

20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.

21 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.

22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

Matthew 21:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And when the disciples saw [it,] they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20And when the disciples saw it, they wondered, saying, How immediately is the fig-tree dried up!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered!

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, |How did the fig tree immediately wither away?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!