11 And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and after[a] looking around at everything, because[b] the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

A Barren Fig Tree Cursed

12 And on the next day as[c] they were departing from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And when he[d] saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went to see if perhaps he would find anything on it. And when he[e] came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:11 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“looking around”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Mark 11:11 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as causal
  3. Mark 11:12 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were departing”)
  4. Mark 11:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  5. Mark 11:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came up”) which is understood as temporal

11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.(A)

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts(B)(C)(D)

12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.(E)

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