^{18 Ref} Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

^{19 Ref} Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!" Immediately the fig tree withered away.

^{20 Ref} When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"

^{21 Ref} Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.

^{22 Ref} All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

^{23 Ref} When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

^{18 Ref} Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.

^{19 Ref} And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

^{20 Ref} And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

^{21 Ref} And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done.

^{22 Ref} And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

^{23 Ref} And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?