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Verse Matthew 21:21. _IF YE HAVE FAITH, AND DOUBT NOT_] See on
Matthew 17:20. _Removing mountains_, and _rooting up of mountains_,
are phrases very generally used to signify the _removing_ or
_conque...
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This paragraph contains the account of the barren fig-tree, and of the
cleansing of the temple. See also Mark 11:12; Luke 19:45.
Matthew 21:12
And Jesus went into
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9. THE KING ENTERS INTO JERUSALEM.
The Parables of the Two Sons and the Householder and His Vineyard.
CHAPTER 21
1. The King Enters Jerusalem. (Matthew 21:1 .) 2. The Second
Cleansing of the Temple...
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THE CURSING OF THE FIG TREE AND THE POWER OF FAITH (Mark 11:12 ff.,
Mark 11:20 *). What Mk. has severed, Mt. joins together. The miracle
is enhanced by happening at once. The special mention of Peter...
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When Jesus was returning to the city early in the morning, he was
hungry. When he saw a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it, and
found nothing but leaves. He said to it, "Let no fruit come from...
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THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST ACT (Matthew 21:1-11)...
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VERILY. See note on Matthew 5:18.
IF YE HAVE FAITH, &C. This is the _third_ occasion that this was
repeated. The first was in Matthew 17:20; Mark 11:23. and the second
in...
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The Cursing of the Fig-Tree
Mark 11:12-14; Mark 11:20-24. St Mark places this incident before the
"Cleansing of the Temple," see note Matthew 21:12.
19 _a fig tree_ Rather, A SINGLE FIG-TREE....
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_and doubt not_ The Greek verb implies the doubt that follows
questioning and discussion. The active voice is used of
_discerning_the face of the sky (ch. Matthew 16:3): from the sense of
deciding lit...
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THE CURSING OF THE FIG-TREE
Mark 11:12-14; Mark 11:20-24. St Mark places this incident before the
‘Cleansing of the Temple,’ see note Matthew 21:12-14. It is an
interesting and leading instance of mir...
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ΔΙΑΚΡΙΘΗ͂ΤΕ. Passive form with meaning of middle voice; cp.
ἀπεκρίθην. διακρίνειν, (1) lit. ‘to separate:’
(2) ‘to discern’ or ‘discriminate.’ See ch. Matthew 16:3, when
it is used of discerning the f...
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Ver 17. And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and
he lodged there. 18. Now in the morning as he returned into the city,
he hungered. 19. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he ca...
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_WITH THE FINISH IN SIGHT JESUS CAUSED A FIG TREE TO WITHER MATTHEW
21:18-22:_ The fig tree is unique in that the fruit and the leaves
come at the same time. Mark wrote, "For the fig season had not ye...
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ΑΠΟΚΡΙΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part. от_
ΑΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G611) отвечать,
ΕΊΠΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) ΈΧΗΤΕ _aor.
conj. act. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь,
ΔΙΑΚΡΙΘΉΤΕ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΔΙΑΚΡΊΝΩ (G1...
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DISCOURSE: 1386
THE FIG-TREE CURSED
Matthew 21:18. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he
hungered. And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and
found nothing thereon, but le...
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NOW IN THE MORNING, &C.— I shall postpone the remarks on this
miracle to Mark 11 as it is there related with some circumstances
which require particular notice; observing that our Lord cursed the
fig-...
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SECTION 56
JESUS CURSES FIG TREE AND TEACHES DISCIPLES FAITH
(Parallel: Mark 11:12-14; Mark 11:20-25)
TEXT: 21:18-22
18
Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.
19
And seeing a...
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And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying,
Who is this?
For the exposition, see Luke 19:1 after 5:44; and the notes at Mark
11:12.
Now commences, as Alford remarks, that...
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12 His first act as King was to cleanse the temple of idolatry, for
covetousness is nothing less (Col_3:5). The temple tax, or double
drachma (Mat_17:24) had to be paid by even the poorest of the peop...
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THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
Chronology of the Last Week of Christ's Life, commonly called Holy
Week (chiefly after Hastings' 'Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels').
Sabbath, Nisan 8...
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CURSING OF THE FIG TREE (Mark 11:12 and Mark 11:20). St. Mark makes it
clear that the fig tree was cursed on Monday morning as they left
Bethany, but that the effect of the curse was not noticed till...
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Cp. Matthew 17:20; Luke 17:6; 1 Corinthians 13:2. BE THOU REMOVED] a
proverbial expression for something very difficult. The rabbis, who
could solve questions of great difficulty, were called 'rooters...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 21
JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM 21:1-11
V1 As they came nearer to Jerusalem, they reached the town called
Bethphage. It was on the Mount o...
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IF YE HAVE FAITH, AND DOUBT NOT. — The promise, in its very form,
excludes a literal fulfilment. The phrase to “remove mountains”
(as in 1 Corinthians 13:2) was a natural hyperbole for overcoming
diff...
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Matthew 22:1; Matthew 23:1
CHAPTER 17
Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18 - Matthew 22:1 -...
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contains a thought similar to that in Matthew 17:20, _.v._ τὸ
τῆς συκῆς, the matter of the fig tree, as if it were a small
affair, not worth speaking about. The question of the disciples did
not draw...
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_The barren fig tree_ (Mark 11:12-14; Mark 11:19-26). The story of two
morning journeys from Bethany to Jerusalem (_vide_ Mk.) is here
compressed into one....
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FRUITLESSNESS JUDGED AND FAITH REWARDED
Matthew 21:18-22
Men have found fault with our Lord for smiting this tree with
barrenness. Yet what teacher would not root up a plant, if he desired
to teach h...
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In this cleansing of the Temple for the second time-He had done the
same at the outset of His ministry- the Lord revealed His conception
of the secret of all civic righteousness and strength. He revea...
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(5) Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye
have faith, and (i) doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is
done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountai...
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THE WITHERING OF THE FIG-TREE
Matthew 21:20-22; Mark 11:20-26. _“And early in the morning, they,
passing by, saw the fig-tree withered from its roots.”_ The
withering was so decisive that even the tru...
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"And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he
lodged there. (18) Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he
hungered. (19) And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to...
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We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem,
traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once
been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
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21_And Jesus answering. _The use of the miracle is still farther
extended by Christ, in order to excite his disciples to faith and
confidence. By Mark _, _the general exhortation is placed first, _to...
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Afterwards (chapter 21), disposing of all that belonged to His willing
people, He makes His entry into Jerusalem as King and Lord, according
to the testimony of Zechariah. But although entering as Kin...
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JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM,.... His disciples wondering at his
power, in causing the fig tree to wither so suddenly:
VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, IF YE HAVE FAITH; that is, in God, in his
power, whi...
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Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this _which is done_ to the
fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be th...
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_In the morning, as he returned, he hungered_ For, being a man, he was
subject to all the innocent infirmities of our nature, and he had come
out from Bethany early without eating any thing: _And when...
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HAVE FAITH; the faith of miracles, which was given to the apostles,
and by which they were enabled to work miracles in the name of Jesus.
IT SHALL BE DONE; even the most difficult things, which are p...
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The lesson of the dry tree:...
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JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, IF YE HAVE
FAITH AND DOUBT NOT, YE SHALL NOT ONLY DO THIS WHICH IS DONE TO THE
FIG-TREE, BUT ALSO IF YE SHALL SAY UNTO THIS MOUNTAIN, BE THOU...
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It is a moment of most serious significance as the Lord is now about
to enter Jerusalem. He is to be publicly presented to Israel, yet in
lowly grace, not in power and majesty. Two of His disciples ar...
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18-22 This cursing of the barren fig-tree represents the state of
hypocrites in general, and so teaches us that Christ looks for the
power of religion in those who profess it, and the savour of it fr...
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SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 21:22"....
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‘And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, If you
have faith, and do not doubt, you will not only do what is done to the
fig tree, but even if you shall say to this mountain, ‘Be you t...
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THE ACTED OUT PARABLE OF THE END OF THE OLD UNBELIEVING ISRAEL
(21:18-22).
Having made clear by His actions that the old unbelieving Israel in
the person of its leaders will not receive Him, Jesus now...
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Matthew 21:21. IF YE HAVE FAITH. Comp. chap. Matthew 17:20; Mark
11:22. Such faith also could perhaps exist only in Christ Himself, but
as it was approximated by the disciples their power would corres...
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The cleansing of the temple and the cursing of the barren fig tree
were closely connected. According to the fuller account of Mark, on
the day of His triumphal entry our Lord looked round about the te...
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DOUBT NOT
(μη διακριθητε). First aorist passive subjunctive,
second-class condition. To be divided in mind, to waver, to doubt, the
opposite of "faith" (πιστιν), trust, confidence.WHAT IS DONE TO
T...
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CONTENTS: The triumphant entry. Jesus' second purification of the
temple. Barren fig tree cursed. Jesus' authority questioned. Parable
of the two sons in the vineyard. Parable of the house-holder dema...
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Matthew 21:1. _When they were come to Bethphage._ The rabbins dispute
about the etymon of this village, whether it mean the “house of the
fountain,” as is the literal import; or the “house of
grossiti...
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IF YOU BELIEVE! See note on Matthew 17:20. However, belief and prayer
cannot be used for selfish purposes....
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_And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, He came to it, and found
nothing thereon._
THE BARREN FIG-TREE
I. The destruction of this tree was not an act of injustice. People
find it difficult to unders...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 21:18 Matthew discusses the cursing of the
fig tree and the disciples’ reaction together, treating the events
topically (compare note on v. Matthew 21:12). The tree was c
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 21:1 The Messiah Asserts His Authority over
Jerusalem. Jesus’ authority over Jerusalem is revealed in his
triumphal entry (Matthew 21:1), action
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JESUS SAYS THE DISCIPLES CAN PRAY FOR ANYTHING MATTHEW 21:20-22; MARK
11:20-26; MATTHEW 21:20 And when the disciples saw [_it_], they
marvelled,...
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CHAPTER 21
_And when they were come nigh_, &c. Mark has (Mark 11:1), "And when
they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount
of Olives, He sendeth forth two of His discip...
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_Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith_ (that excellent and efficacious faith, like a grain of mustard
seed, of which, Matthew 17:19) _and doubt not, ye shall not...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 21:18. HE HUNGERED.—His hungering is pretty good evidence
that He had not been staying in the house of Martha and Mary. Most
likely He had been much with Himself and with His...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 21:1
_Triumphal entry into Jerusalem_. (Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29; John 12:12.)...
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Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, they were come to Bethphage,
unto the mount of Olives, and then Jesus sent two disciples, saying
unto them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately...
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1 Corinthians 13:2; James 1:6; Luke 17:6; Luke 17:7; Mark 11:22;...
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Jesus answering, said, If ye have faith — Whence we may learn, that
one great end of our Lord in this miracle was to confirm and increase
their faith: another was, to warn them against unfruitfulness....