19. Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And He said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again! ” At once the fig tree withered.
20. When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly? ”
21. Jesus answered them, “I assure you: If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.
22. And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
23. When He entered the temple complex, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority? ”
24. Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for Me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25. Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men? ”They began to argue among themselves, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him? ’
26. But if we say, ‘From men,’ we’re afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought John was a prophet.”
27. So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.