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Matthew 21:20

And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

KJV

καὶ ἰδόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐθαύμασαν λέγοντες· πως παραχρῆμα ἐξηράνθη ἡ συκῆ;

Greek NT

Et videntes discipuli, mirati sunt, dicentes : Quomodo continuo aruit ?

Vulgate

And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

ASV

And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

θαυμάζω
thaumazo
verb · 43×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
ξηραίνω
xeraino
verb · 15×
παραχρῆμα
parachrema
adverb · 18×
πῶς
pos
adverb · 104×
συκῆ
suke
noun · 16×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 40:6 — The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
  • Mark 11:20 — And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.