¹² The next day as they were leaving Bethany he was hungry.^{(A) 13} Seeing from a distance a fig tree in leaf, he went over to see if he could find anything on it. When he reached it he found nothing but leaves; it was not the time for figs. ¹⁴ And he said to it in reply, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again!” And his disciples heard it.

Cleansing of the Temple.^[a]

The Withered Fig Tree. ^20 (A)Early in the morning, as they were walking along, they saw the fig tree withered to its roots. ²¹ Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” ²² Jesus said to them in reply, “Have faith in God. ²³ Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him.^{(B) 24} Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.^(C)