“According to Mark 11:12-13, God's messengers were not the only ones who were incompetent: 'He [Jesus] was hungry. And on seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it.… — G.M. Jackson Copy Share Image
“When a mere girl, my mother offered me a dollar if I would read the Bible through; . . . . despairing of reconciling many of its absurd statements with even my childish philosophy, . . . I became a… — Elmina Drake Slenker Copy Share Image
![“According to Mark 11:12-13, God's messengers were not the only ones who were incompetent: 'He [Jesus] was hungry. And on seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.'…” quote by G.M. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f25/g-m-jackson-38985_bible-absurdities_according-to-mark-11-12-13-god-s-messeng_2566275.jpg)
