Mateus 21:18

A Figueira Seca

18 De manhã cedo, quando voltava para a cidade, Jesus teve fome.

Mateus 21:18 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 21:18

Now in the morning
Greek "in the first", or morning light, in the dawn, or break of day, the first spring of light; so the Latins ^F19 use "prima luce" for early in the morning, as soon as ever day breaks: so early did Christ rise, and return from Bethany to Jerusalem;

and as he returned to the city.
The Persic version renders it, "they returned"; which, though not a good version, gives a true sense; for, as Christ went with the twelve to Bethany, as Mark affirms, so these returned with him, as is clear from what follows. Thus Christ, day after day, went to and from Jerusalem: in the evening he went to Bethany, or to some part of the Mount of Olives, and there abode all night, and returned in the daytime to Jerusalem, and taught in the temple; for it does not appear that he was one night in Jerusalem, before the night of the passover.

He hungered,
rising so early before his friends were up, he had eaten nothing that morning, and so before he had got far from Bethany, found himself hungry; which proves the truth of his human nature, which was in all respects like to ours, excepting sin.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 Caesar. Comment. 1. 1. p. 14. & passim. Curtius, 1. 5. c. 5. passim. Apulei Metamorph. 1. 9. p. 134.

Mateus 21:18 In-Context

16 e lhe perguntaram: “Não estás ouvindo o que estas crianças estão dizendo?”Respondeu Jesus: “Sim, vocês nunca leram:“ ‘Dos lábios das crianças e dos recém-nascidossuscitaste louvor’?”

17 E, deixando-os, saiu da cidade para Betânia, onde passou a noite.

18 De manhã cedo, quando voltava para a cidade, Jesus teve fome.

19 Vendo uma figueira à beira do caminho, aproximou-se dela, mas nada encontrou, a não ser folhas. Então lhe disse: “Nunca mais dê frutos!” Imediatamente a árvore secou.

20 Ao verem isso, os discípulos ficaram espantados e perguntaram: “Como a figueira secou tão depressa?”