Matthew 21:18-27
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Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
18 (A)In the morning, as he was returning to the city, (B)he became hungry. 19 (C)And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And 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 marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” 21 And Jesus answered them, (D)“Truly, I say to you, (E)if you have faith and (F)do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, (G)‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And (H)whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, (I)if you have faith.”
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
23 (J)And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him (K)as he was teaching, and said, (L)“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, (M)from where did it come? (N)From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, (O)‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ (P)we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was (Q)a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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Hosea 9:10
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10 Like grapes in the wilderness,
(A)I found Israel.
Like the first fruit on the fig tree
in its first season,
I saw your fathers.
But (B)they came to Baal-peor
and (C)consecrated themselves to the thing of shame,
and (D)became detestable like the thing they loved.
Joel 1:7
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7 It has laid waste my vine
and splintered my (A)fig tree;
it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down;
their branches are made white.
Luke 13:6-9
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The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6 And he told this parable: “A man had (A)a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. (B)Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
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