15. And they come to Jerusalem, and entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and who bought in the temple, and he overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of the dove-sellers,
16. and suffered not that any one should carry any package through the temple.
17. And he taught saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.
18. And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because all the crowd were astonished at his doctrine.
19. And when it was evening he went forth without the city.
20. And passing by early in the morning they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots.
21. And Peter, remembering what Jesus had said, says to him, Rabbi, see, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is dried up.
22. And Jesus answering says to them, Have faith in God.
23. Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him.
24. For this reason I say to you, All things whatsoever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye receive it, and it shall come to pass for you.
25. And when ye stand praying, forgive if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your offences.
26. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offences.
27. And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him,
28. and they say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority, that thou shouldest do these things?
29. And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:
30. The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.
31. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why then have ye not believed him?
32. but should we say, Of men--they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a prophet.
33. And they answering say to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus answering says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.