The Fig Tree Withered^(A)

^12 (B)Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. ^13 (C)And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. ¹⁴ In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.”

And His disciples heard it.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple^(D)

^15 (E)So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold ^(F)doves. ¹⁶ And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. ¹⁷ Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ^(G)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ^(H)‘den of thieves.’ ”

¹⁸ And ^(I)the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because ^(J)all the people were astonished at His teaching. ¹⁹ When evening had come, He went out of the city.

The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree^(K)

^20 (L)Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. ²¹ And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”

²² So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. ²³ For ^(M)assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. ²⁴ Therefore I say to you, ^(N)whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Forgiveness and Prayer^(O)

²⁵ “And whenever you stand praying, ^(P)if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. ^26 [a]But ^(Q)if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

The Answered Prayer

^12 (A)“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. ^13 (B)And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be ^(C)glorified in the Son. ¹⁴ If you ^[a]ask anything in My name, I will do it.

Jesus Promises Another Helper

^15 (D)“If you love Me, ^[b]keep My commandments. ¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and ^(E)He will give you another ^[c]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— ^17 (F)the Spirit of truth, ^(G)whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you ^(H)and will be in you. ^18 (I)I will not leave you orphans; ^(J)I will come to you.

Indwelling of the Father and the Son

¹⁹ “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but ^(K)you will see Me. ^(L)Because I live, you will live also. ²⁰ At that day you will know that ^(M)I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. ^21 (N)He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and ^[d]manifest Myself to him.”

^22 (O)Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”

²³ Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, ^(P)and We will come to him and make Our home with him. ²⁴ He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and ^(Q)the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.