Mark 11:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.”
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Read Full Chapter →Passing by the next morning, the disciples see the fig tree withered away from its very roots.
What Does Mark 11:20 Mean?
The next morning, on the familiar road in from Bethany, the disciples come upon the fig tree Jesus had sentenced the day before. It is not merely wilted but dried up from the roots—dead at the source, beyond recovery.
The word of Jesus proved effective to the root. What he pronounces comes to pass wholly, not partially—a sobering confirmation of the warning acted out the day before. 'From the roots' presses the lesson home: barrenness is not a surface problem, and neither is the remedy; both go down to what feeds the life. Yet the same power that withers can make alive, and Jesus is about to tell his disciples how that power meets them—through faith in God and believing prayer.
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What does Mark 11:20 mean?
Passing by the next morning, the disciples see the fig tree withered away from its very roots.