Mark 11:14

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Mark 11:14 - Amplified Bible

And He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening [to what He said].

Mark 11:14 - American Standard Version

And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.

Mark 11:14 - Bible in Basic English

And he said to it, Let no man take fruit from you for ever. And his disciples took note of his words.

Mark 11:14 - Darby Bible

And answering he said to it, Let no one eat fruit of thee any more for ever. And his disciples heard [it].

Mark 11:14 - English Standard Version

And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.

Mark 11:14 - King James Version

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

Mark 11:14 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Jesùs, hablando a la higuera, le dijo: Nunca jamás coma nadie fruto de ti. Y sus discìpulos le estaban escuchando.

Mark 11:14 - The Message

Mark 11:14 - New American Standard Bible

He said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" And His disciples were listening.

Mark 11:14 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Jesùs, hablando a la higuera, le dijo: "Nunca jamás coma nadie fruto de ti." Y Sus discìpulos le estaban escuchando.

Mark 11:14 - World English Bible

Jesus told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" and his disciples heard it.

Mark 11:14 - Young's Living Translation

and Jesus answering said to it, `No more from thee -- to the age -- may any eat fruit;` and his disciples were hearing.

Mark 11:14 - Additional Comments

Jesus told a similar parable - Luke 13:6-9.
It was time for the fig tree to bear fruit, but it did not. It was the right time, and it looked like the tree was healthy, but there was no fruit. How many people are in church that look the part of a Christian, yet there is no fruit, especially when God calls at the appropriate time. Jesus shows His disdain for the fruitless tree, as He surely does to the fruitless follower of Christ.
And, what happens to a follower of Christ over time, with no fruit? Their heart becomes hardened, they have become blind, so they cannot in the future bear fruit - Rom 11:7-8, Rom 11:25. And thus, the tree dries up from its roots (vs 20).
When you hear "fruit" for a believer, what do you think of? There needs to be fruit in the personal time with God, which is mostly between the believer and God. There needs to be fruit in the character of the person - see notes on Gal 5:22-23. Then, there also needs to be fruit in other people's lives - 2 Tim 2:2.

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