Matthew 21:18-22

Expanded Bible

The Power of Faith^(A)

¹⁸ Early the next morning, as Jesus was going back to the city, he became hungry. ¹⁹ Seeing a fig tree beside the road, Jesus went to it, but ·there were no figs [^Lhe found nothing] on the tree, only leaves [Is. 5:1–7]. So Jesus said to the tree, “·You will [May you] never again have fruit.” The tree immediately ·dried up [withered].

²⁰ When his ·followers [disciples] saw this, they were amazed. They asked, “How did the fig tree ·dry up [wither] ·so quickly [immediately]?”

²¹ Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I did to this tree and even more. You will be able to say to this mountain, ‘·Go, fall [^LBe lifted up and thrown] into the sea.’ And if you have faith, it will ·happen [be done]. ²² If you ·believe [have faith], you will get anything you ask for in prayer.”