Matthew 21:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 21:19 — by Collins Asein
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Matthew 21:19 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 21:19 — KJV
“And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. a fig tree: Gr. one fig tree”
— Matthew 21:19 (KJV)
Matthew 21:19 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 21:19
“And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:19: fig, tree, came
“He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:19: fig, tree, came
“He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: aloud: Chaldee, with might”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:19: tree, way, leaves
“Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:19: saw, way, came
“And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 21:19: saw, way, came
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