12. The next day, Jesus was leaving Bethany. He was hungry.
13. He saw a fig tree with leaves. So he went to the tree to see if it had any figs growing on it. But he found no figs on the tree. There were only leaves, because it was not the right time for figs to grow.
14. So Jesus said to the tree, “People will never eat fruit from you again.” His followers heard him say this.
15. When Jesus and his followers came to Jerusalem, they entered the Temple area. Jesus began driving out the people who were buying and selling things there. He turned over the tables that belonged to those who were exchanging different kinds of money. And he turned over the benches of those who were selling doves.
16. He refused to allow anyone to carry things through the Temple area.