The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree

²⁰ In the morning as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.^(A)

⁶ Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

¹⁴ He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

¹³ He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.^(A)

¹⁹ And seeing a fig tree by the side of the road, he went to it and found nothing at all on it but leaves. Then he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. ²⁰ When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” ²¹ Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.^{(A) 22} Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.”^(B)

⁶ But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered away.

¹² These are blots^[a] on your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, feeding themselves.^[b] They are waterless clouds carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted;^(A)

⁸ But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over.^(A)