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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?

By The Context Bible team on June 3, 2026

It is one of the more puzzling acts in the Gospels: Jesus cursed a fig tree because it had no fruit, even though Mark notes 'the time of figs was not yet.' Once you see Mark's literary structure — the tree wraps around the Temple cleansing — the meaning comes into focus.

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Why did Jesus turn over the tables in the Temple?

By The Context Bible team on June 2, 2026

Jesus' cleansing of the Temple appears in all four Gospels. The scene is often pictured as a flash of anger, but the underlying issue was deeper: a system that had crowded prayer out of the only court where Gentiles could pray. A careful look at what He did and what He quoted.

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