Jesus curses the fig tree scripture?

The first example of cursing in the Bible can be found in the book of Genesis. After God tells Adam and Eve not to eat from the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil,” they do. The serpent tells them it will be wise to eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—and they do. “Adam and his wife caused pain in their own bodies,” and they were punished by God. This story is often used as a

Jesus curses the fig tree in Mark

In the Gospel of Mark, chapter 11, Jesus and his disciples arrive at the village of Bethany. A blind man approaches Jesus and begs him to help. Jesus reaches out and puts clay on the man’s eyes, and the man begins to see. Jesus tells him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,” where he washes his eyes. The man returns to the city and tells everyone what happened, and they bring the blind man to see Jesus

Jesus curses the fig tree at the end of Mark

We know that Jesus was hungry when he cursed the fig tree. We also know that he knew the tree was able to provide food. The tree had fruit. Yet, Jesus cursed the tree anyway. Why? Maybe he knew that the owner would come out and ask him to pay for the fruit. Or maybe he knew that the tree would bear no more fruit. In either case, Jesus cursed the tree for the owner’s sake. He made it clear: the tree will never bear any

Jesus curses the fig tree in Matthew

Jesus’ cursing of the fig tree in Matthew is often linked to the parable of the talents. This parable is found in Matthew 25:1-30 and is about a master who gives a servant some talents. The servant is to use the talents to make money for the master. The master rewards the servant for using the talents wisely and generously. However, the servant misuses his talents, so the master says to him, “I will take your talent, and you, out

Jesus curses the fig tree at the end of Matthew

Some consider this passage to be a parable. A parable is a story that uses analogies and metaphors to explain an aspect of the faith. In this case, Jesus refers to the fig tree as a symbol for Israel. Just as a fig tree does not bear fruit in winter, so Israel would not bear spiritual fruit until the coming of the Messiah.