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And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, '1MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS '? 2But you have made it a ROBBERS'DEN."
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The chiefpriests and the scribesheard this, and 3began seekinghow to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for 4the wholecrowd was astonished at His teaching.
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5Wheneveningcame, they would go out of the city.
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6As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the figtreewithered from the roots up.
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Being reminded, Petersaid to Him, "7Rabbi, look, the figtreewhich You cursed has withered."
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And Jesusansweredsaying to them, "8Havefaith in God.
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"9Truly I say to you, whoever*says to thismountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.
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"Therefore* I say to you, 10allthings for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.
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"Whenever you 11standpraying, 12forgive, if you haveanythingagainstanyone, so that your Fatherwho is in heaven will alsoforgive you your transgressions.
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[ "13But if you do not forgive, neither will your Fatherwho is in heavenforgive your transgressions."]
Jesus' Authority Questioned
27 They cameagain to Jerusalem. 14And as He was walking in the temple, the chiefpriests and the scribes and the elderscame to Him,