The Lesson from the Dried Fig Tree^(A)

²⁰ While they were walking along early the next morning, they saw the fig tree dried up to its roots. ²¹ Remembering what Jesus had said,^[a] Peter pointed out to him, “Rabbi,^[b] look! The fig tree you cursed has dried up!”

²² Jesus told his disciples,^[c] “Have faith in God! ²³ I tell all of you^[d] with certainty, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ if he doesn’t doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. ²⁴ That is why I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received^[e] it and it will be yours.

²⁵ “Whenever you stand up to pray, forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins. ²⁶ But if you do not forgive, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.”^[f]