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And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

11:20 fig tree dried up. The implications of the cleansing of the fig tree and the cleansing of the temple are discussed in the notes on Matthew 21:12-13,19. Mark’s account of the fig tree makes the chronological sequence clearer, showing that the temple incident occurred during the day while the fig tree was withering after being cursed by Christ that morning. When the disciples returned that evening, it had withered away. This miracle was not a miracle of creation (such as the feeding of the five thousand) but a miracle of providence, with the natural aging process of the tree greatly accelerated by the Lord who created—and therefore controls—the rate of all natural processes.


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