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Seeing a lonefigtree by the road, He came to it and foundnothing on it exceptleavesonly; and He said to it, "Nolonger shall there ever* be any fruit from you." And at once the figtreewithered.
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And Jesusanswered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you havefaith and do not doubt, you will not onlydowhat was done to the figtree, but evenif you say to thismountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen.
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When He entered the temple, the chiefpriests and the elders of the peoplecame to Him while He was teaching, and said, "By whatauthority are You doingthesethings, and whogave You thisauthority?"
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"The baptism of John was from what source, from heavenor from men?" And they began reasoningamongthemselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Thenwhy* did you not believe him?'
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"Which of the twodid the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesussaid to them, "Truly I say to you that the taxcollectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of Godbefore you.
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"For Johncame to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the taxcollectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not evenfeelremorseafterward so as to believe him.
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"Listen to anotherparable. There was a landownerwhoPLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALLAROUND IT AND DUG A WINEPRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.
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They said to Him, "He will bringthosewretches to a wretchedend, and will rent out the vineyard to othervine-growerswho will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons."
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Jesussaid to them, "Did you neverread in the Scriptures, 'THE STONEWHICH THE BUILDERSREJECTED, THISBECAME THE CHIEFCORNER stone; THISCAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES '?