And when he saw] Mark 11:13. Let no fruit grow on thee] Some conceive that our Saviour intended to shew hereby the destruction of Jerusalem, because they brought forth nothing but leaves of ceremonies. Others think it had no signification, but was onely an occasion of the ensuing exhortation, Verse 21. presently the fig-tree withered] It began to wither presently, but it was not quite withered till toward the next morning. See Mark 11:20.