Matthew
Matthew 21:19–22
19Seeing 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.
20When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
21“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. 22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 21:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeing | ἰδὼν | idōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| a | μίαν | mian | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| fig tree | συκῆν | sykēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| by | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| road | ὁδοῦ | hodou | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| He went up | ἦλθεν | ēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| to | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| it | αὐτήν | autēn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| but | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| found | εὗρεν | heuren | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| nothing | οὐδὲν | ouden | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| it | αὐτῇ | autē | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| except | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| leaves | φύλλα | phylla | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5444 a leaf |
| May you never bear | γένηται | genētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| fruit | καρπὸς | karpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| again | μηκέτι | mēketi | Adverb | G3371 no longer |
| He said | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| immediately | παραχρῆμα | parachrēma | Adverb | G3916 instantly, immediately |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| tree | συκῆ | sykē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| withered | ἐξηράνθη | exēranthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3583 I dry up, parch, ripen |
Matthew 21:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| disciples | μαθηταὶ | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| saw | ἰδόντες | idontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| they marveled | ἐθαύμασαν | ethaumasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2296 I wonder, admire |
| asked | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| How | Πῶς | Pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| fig tree | συκῆ | sykē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| wither | ἐξηράνθη | exēranthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3583 I dry up, parch, ripen |
| so quickly | παραχρῆμα | parachrēma | Adverb | G3916 instantly, immediately |
Matthew 21:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | Ἀμὴν | Amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| replied | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you have | ἔχητε | echēte | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| doubt | διακριθῆτε | diakrithēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1252 I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| only | μόνον | monon | Adverb | G3440 alone, but, only |
| will you do | ποιήσετε | poiēsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| what was done | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| to the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| fig tree | συκῆς | sykēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| even if | κἂν | kan | Adverb | G2579 and if, even if |
| you say | εἴπητε | eipēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| mountain | ὄρει | orei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3735 a mountain |
| Be lifted up | Ἄρθητι | Arthēti | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G142 I raise, lift up |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| thrown | βλήθητι | blēthēti | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θάλασσαν | thalassan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| it will happen | γενήσεται | genēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
Matthew 21:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If you believe | πιστεύοντες | pisteuontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| you will receive | λήμψεσθε | lēmpsesthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| whatever | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| you ask for | αἰτήσητε | aitēsēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| prayer | προσευχῇ | proseuchē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4335 prayer, a place for prayer |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 21:19 John 15:6 · Mark 11:14 · Titus 1:16 · Luke 3:9 · Luke 13:6–9 · John 15:2 · Jude 1:12 · 2 Timothy 3:5 · Isaiah 5:4–5 · Revelation 22:11 · Hebrews 6:7–8 · Luke 19:42–44
Matthew 21:20 Isaiah 40:6–8 · Mark 11:20–21
Matthew 21:21 James 1:6 · Matthew 17:20 · Mark 11:22–23 · Luke 17:6–7 · Romans 4:19–20 · 1 Corinthians 13:2
Matthew 21:22 Matthew 7:7 · 1 John 5:14–15 · Mark 11:24 · 1 John 3:22 · John 14:13 · Matthew 18:19 · Luke 11:8–10 · John 16:24 · James 5:16 · John 15:7 · Matthew 7:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.