Matthew 21:20
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And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away?

Matthew 8:10
And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him. Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

Matthew 21:19
And seeing a certain fig tree by the way side, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

Matthew 21:21
And Jesus answering, said to them: Amen, I say to you, if you shall have faith and stagger not, not only this of the fig tree shall you do, but also if you shall say to this mountain, Take up and cast thyself into the sea, it shall be done.

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

How.

Isaiah 40:6-8 The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the field. . . .

Mark 11:20,21 And when they passed by in the morning they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. . . .

James 1:10,11 And the rich, in his being low: because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away. . . .

Context
The Barren Fig Tree
19And seeing a certain fig tree by the way side, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he saith to it: May no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. 20And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away? 21And Jesus answering, said to them: Amen, I say to you, if you shall have faith and stagger not, not only this of the fig tree shall you do, but also if you shall say to this mountain, Take up and cast thyself into the sea, it shall be done.…
Lexicon
When
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

disciples
μαθηταὶ (mathētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

saw [this],
ἰδόντες (idontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

they marveled
ἐθαύμασαν (ethaumasan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2296: (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.

[and] asked,
λέγοντες (legontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“How {did}
Πῶς (Pōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

the
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

fig tree
συκῆ (sykē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4808: A fig-tree. From sukon; a fig-tree.

wither
ἐξηράνθη (exēranthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3583: To dry up, parch, be ripened, wither, waste away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature.

so quickly?”
παραχρῆμα (parachrēma)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3916: Instantly, immediately, on the spot. From para and chrema; at the thing itself, i.e. Instantly.


Additional Translations
When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

And having seen it, the disciples marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?"

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

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

And when the disciples saw [it], they wondered, saying, How immediately is the fig-tree dried up!

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

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

When the disciples saw it they exclaimed in astonishment, "How instantaneously the fig-tree has withered away!"

When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"

And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'
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