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The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
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When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
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In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
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Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
The Authority of Jesus Questioned
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.
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“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
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They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)