Mark 11:13
“And seeing a fig tree afar off having 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And seeing a fig tree afar off,.... By the wayside, at some distance from him:
having leaves; very large and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Mark 11:11-26
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 21:18-22. Mar 11:11 Into the temple - Not into the edifice properly…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
For the time of figs was not yet - Rather, For it was not the season of gathering figs yet. This I am fully persuaded is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Mark 11:12-26
Here is, I. Christ's cursing the fruitless fig-tree. He had a convenient resting-place at Bethany, and therefore thither…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
seeing a fig tree The very name Bethany means "the place for dates," while Bethphage is "the place for the green or…