Clearing the Temple
Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.” Mark 11:21 · Berean Standard Bible
Peter was amazed and couldn't help pointing it out: 'Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has completely withered!'
Peter connected the dots between what Jesus said yesterday and what they were seeing today. The power of Jesus' words was undeniable.
Peter speaks up, marveling at the withered fig tree.
You can hear the awe in Peter's voice. He saw Jesus speak to a tree, and now that tree is dead. It's a moment that will shape how he thinks about faith and prayer.
Peter's exclamation uses the term 'Rabbi' and the verb 'cursed' (Greek: katarasato), formally connecting Jesus' spoken word with the tree's destruction.
Peter's recognition serves as a narrative bridge from the prophetic sign-act to Jesus' teaching on faith and prayer that follows.
Peter addresses Jesus, drawing attention to the withered fig tree.
Peter's astonishment at the withered tree prompts the teaching moment Jesus has been building toward — linking spoken faith to visible results.
19And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
20As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
21Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
22“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.
23“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
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