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Berean Standard Bible

“Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.”

Matthew 21:19

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Jesus is returning to Jerusalem after cleansing the temple. Hungry, he sees a fig tree by the road and goes to it, but finds only leaves.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.

World English Bible (WEB)

Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you forever!” Immediately the fig tree withered away.

King James Version (KJV)

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he said to it, 'No more from you may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y viendo una higuera cerca del camino, vino á ella, y no halló nada en ella, sino hojas solamente; y le dijo: Nunca más para siempre nazca de ti fruto. Y luego se secó la higuera.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Se acercó a una higuera del camino con la esperanza de encontrar en ella higos, ¡pero sólo encontró hojas!―¡Nunca jamás produzcas fruto!—le dijo. Y la higuera se secó.

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