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But in the distance He saw a fig-tree in full leaf, and went to see whether perhaps He could find some figs on it. When however He came to it, He found nothing but leaves (for it was not fig time);
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and He said to the tree, "Let no one ever again eat fruit from thee!" And His disciples heard this.
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They reached Jerusalem, and entering the Temple He began to drive out the buyers and sellers, and upset the money-changers' tables and the stools of the pigeon-dealers,
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and would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple.
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And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "`My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave."
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This the High Priests and Scribes heard, and they began to devise means to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because of the deep impression produced on all the people by His teaching.
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When evening came on, Jesus and His disciples used to leave the city.
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In the early morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree withered to the roots;
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and Peter, recollecting, said to Him, "Look, Rabbi, the fig-tree which you cursed is withered up."
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Jesus said to them, "Have faith in God.
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In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, `Remove, and hurl thyself into the sea,' and has no doubt about it in his heart, but stedfastly believes that what he says will happen, it shall be granted him.