Mark 11:14

Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to a fig tree after approaching it in the previous verse and finding only leaves. His disciples overhear the declaration as He prepares to enter Jerusalem and confront the temple authorities.

The words — ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) denotes Jesus answering or responding to the tree’s condition. μηκέτι (mēketi) carries the literal sense of “no more” or “no longer,” marking a permanent cessation of fruit production.

The thread — This declaration echoes Matthew 21:19, where Jesus pronounces the same judgment on a fig tree. It also aligns with Matthew 3:10 and Matthew 7:19, which warn that unfruitful trees face immediate cutting and fire.

Why it lands — The text records Jesus pronouncing irreversible judgment on a tree that displayed life without substance. It demands the reader examine whether their own profession produces the fruit it claims to represent.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

Cross-references

Matthew 21:19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Matthew 3:10 The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Mark 11:20 As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
John 15:6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
Isaiah 5:5 Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.
Matthew 12:33 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
Matthew 21:44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Deuteronomy 11:26 See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—