15. And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered into the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple courts, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
16. And he did not permit anyone to carry objects through the temple courts.
17. And he began to teach and was saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”
18. And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.
19. And when evening came they went out of the city.
20. And as they passed by early in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
21. And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!”
22. And Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God!
23. Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
24. For this reason I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be done for you.
25. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”
27. And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came up to him
28. and said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority that you do these things?”
29. So Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
30. The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men? Answer me!”