Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁸ Early the next morning Jesus went back to the city. He was hungry. ¹⁹ He saw a single fig tree beside the road, but when he came up to it he found nothing on it except leaves.

“May you never bear fruit, ever again!” he said to it. Instantly the fig tree withered up.

²⁰ The disciples saw it, and were astonished.

“Look how quickly the fig tree has withered up!” they said.

²¹ “I’m telling you the truth,” replied Jesus. “If you have faith, and don’t doubt, you will not only be able to do this to a fig tree, but if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. ²² Whatever you ask in prayer, you’ll get it, if you believe.”