# Connecting Statement:
Jesus uses the example of the fig tree to remind the disciples to have faith in God.
# walked by
"were walking along the road"
# they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots
Translate this statement to clarify that the tree died. Alternate translation: "they saw that the fig tree had withered away down to its roots and died" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# withered away
"dried up"