16. and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple.
17. And he taught, and said unto 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 sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
19. And every evening he went forth out of the city.
20. And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
21. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.