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11 And Jesus went into Jerusalem and entered the temple [[a]enclosure]; and when He had looked around, surveying and observing everything, as it was already late, He went out to Bethany together with the Twelve [apostles].

12 On the day following, when they had come away from Bethany, He was hungry.

13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with leaves, He went to see if He could find any [fruit] on it [[b]for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. But when He came up to it, He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:11 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  2. Mark 11:13 James Orr et al., eds., The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.

11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.(A)

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts(B)(C)(D)

12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.(E)

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