18. The leading priests and the teachers of the law heard all this and began trying to find a way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of him, because all the people were amazed at his teaching.
19. That evening, Jesus and his followers left the city.
20. The next morning as Jesus was passing by with his followers, they saw the fig tree dry and dead, even to the roots.
21. Peter remembered the tree and said to Jesus, “Teacher, look! The fig tree you cursed is dry and dead!”