18. The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
19. When evening came, he went out of the city.
20. As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.
21. Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.”
22. Yeshua answered them, “Have faith in God.
23. For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says.
24. Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
25. Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.
26. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions.”
27. They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him,
28. and they began saying to him, “By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”
29. Yeshua said to them, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30. The immersion of Yochanan—was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.”
31. They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we should say, ‘From heaven;’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
32. If we should say, ‘From men’”—they feared the people, for all held Yochanan to really be a prophet.
33. They answered Yeshua, “We don’t know.”Yeshua said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”