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Mr 11:14 Strong Concordance And [2532] Jesus [2424] answered [611] and said [2036] unto it [846], No man [3367] eat [5315] fruit [2590] of [1537] thee [4675] hereafter [3371] for [1519] ever [165]. And [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] heard [191] it.
  King James And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever--That word did not make the tree barren, but sealed it up in its own barrenness. See on Mat 13:13-15.

And his disciples heard it--and marked the saying. This is introduced as a connecting link, to explain what was afterwards to be said on the subject, as the narrative has to proceed to the other transactions of this day.

Second Cleansing of the Temple (Mar 11:15-18).

For the exposition of this portion, see on Luk 19:45-48.

Lessons from the Cursing of the Fig Tree (Mar 11:20-26).
 
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20 And [2532] in the morning [4404], as they passed by [3899], they saw [1492] the fig tree [4808] dried up [3583] from [1537] the roots [4491].
21 And [2532] Peter [4074] calling to remembrance [363] saith [3004] unto him [846], Master [4461], behold [2396], the fig tree [4808] which [3739] thou cursedst [2672] is withered away [3583].
22 And [2532] Jesus [2424] answering [611] saith [3004] unto them [846], Have [2192] faith [4102] in God [2316].
23 For [1063] verily [281] I say [3004] unto you [5213], That [3754] whosoever [3739] [302] shall say [2036] unto this [5129] mountain [3735], Be thou removed [142], and [2532] be thou cast [906] into [1519] the sea [2281]; and [2532] shall [1252] not [3361] doubt [1252] in [1722] his [846] heart [2588], but [235] shall believe [4100] that [3754] those things which [3739] he saith [3004] shall come to pass [1096]; he [846] shall have [2071] whatsoever [3739] [1437] he saith [2036].
24 Therefore [1223] [5124] I say [3004] unto you [5213], What [3745] things [3956] soever [302] ye desire [154], when ye pray [4336], believe [4100] that [3754] ye receive [2983] them, and [2532] ye [5213] shall have [2071] them.
25 And [2532] when [3752] ye stand [4739] praying [4336], forgive [863], if [1536] ye have [2192] ought [1536] against [2596] any [5100]: that [2443] your [5216] Father [3962] also [2532] which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772] may forgive [863] you [5213] your [5216] trespasses [3900].
26 But [1161] if [1487] ye [5210] do [863] not [3756] forgive [863], neither [3761] will [863] your [5216] Father [3962] which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772] forgive [863] your [5216] trespasses [3900].
45 And [2532] he went [1525] into [1519] the temple [2411], and began [756] to cast out [1544] them that sold [4453] therein [1722] [846], and [2532] them that bought [59];
46 Saying [3004] unto them [846], It is written [1125], My [3450] house [3624] is [2076] the house [3624] of prayer [4335]: but [1161] ye [5210] have made [4160] it [846] a den [4693] of thieves [3027].
47 And [2532] he taught [2258] [1321] daily [2596] [2250] in [1722] the temple [2411]. But [1161] the chief priests [749] and [2532] the scribes [1122] and [2532] the chief [4413] of the people [2992] sought [2212] to destroy [622] him [846],
48 And [2532] could [2147] not [3756] find [2147] what [5101] they might do [4160]: for [1063] all [537] the people [2992] were very attentive [1582] to hear [191] him [846].
15 And [2532] they come [2064] to [1519] Jerusalem [2414]: and [2532] Jesus [2424] went [1525] into [1519] the temple [2411], and began [756] to cast out [1544] them that sold [4453] and [2532] bought [59] in [1722] the temple [2411], and [2532] overthrew [2690] the tables [5132] of the moneychangers [2855], and [2532] the seats [2515] of them [846] that sold [4453] doves [4058];
16 And [2532] would [863] not [3756] suffer [863] that [2443] any man [5100] should carry [1308] any vessel [4632] through [1223] the temple [2411].
17 And [2532] he taught [1321], saying [3004] unto them [846], Is it [1125] not [3756] written [1125], [3754] My [3450] house [3624] shall be called [2564] of all [3956] nations [1484] the house [3624] of prayer [4335]? but [1161] ye [5210] have made [4160] it [846] a den [4693] of thieves [3027].
18 And [2532] the scribes [1122] and [2532] chief priests [749] heard [191] it, and [2532] sought [2212] how [4459] they might destroy [622] him [846]: for [1063] they feared [5399] him [846], because [3754] all [3956] the people [3793] was astonished [1605] at [1909] his [846] doctrine [1322].
13 Therefore [1223] [5124] speak I [2980] to them [846] in [1722] parables [3850]: because [3754] they seeing [991] see [991] not [3756]; and [2532] hearing [191] they hear [191] not [3756], neither [3761] do they understand [4920].
14 And [2532] in [1909] them [846] is fulfilled [378] the prophecy [4394] of Esaias [2268], which [3588] saith [3004], By hearing [189] ye shall hear [191], and [2532] shall [4920] not [3364] understand [4920]; and [2532] seeing [991] ye shall see [991], and [2532] shall [1492] not [3364] perceive [1492]:
15 For [1063] this [5127] people's [2992] heart [2588] is waxed gross [3975], and [2532] their ears [3775] are dull [917] of hearing [191], and [2532] their [846] eyes [3788] they have closed [2576]; lest at any time [3379] they should see [1492] with their eyes [3788], and [2532] hear [191] with their ears [3775], and [2532] should understand [4920] with their heart [2588], and [2532] should be converted [1994], and [2532] I should heal [2390] them [846].