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And when the chief priestsandscribessaw the wonderful thingsthat he did , and the childrencryingin the temple,andsaying , Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased ,
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Andsaid unto him, Hearest thouwhatthesesay ? AndJesussaith unto them,Yea; have ye neverread* , Out of the mouth of babesandsucklings thou hast perfectedpraise?
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And he leftthem, and went out of the cityintoBethany;and he lodgedthere.
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Now in the morning as he returnedinto the city, he hungered .
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And when he sawa fig treein the way, he cametoit,andfoundnothingthereon*, butleavesonly,andsaid unto it,Let nofruitgrowontheehenceforwardforever.Andpresently the fig tree withered away .
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And when the disciplessaw it, they marvelled , saying , Howsoon is the fig tree withered away !
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Jesusansweredandsaid unto them,Verily I say unto you,If ye havefaith,anddoubtnot, ye shallnotonlydothis which is done to the fig tree,but also if ye shall say unto thismountain, Be thou removed , and be thou castinto the sea; it shall be done .
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And all things,whatsoeverye shall askinprayer,believing , ye shall receive .
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And when he was comeinto the temple, the chief priestsand the elders of the peoplecame unto him as he was teaching , and said , Bywhatauthority doest thou these things?andwhogavetheethisauthority?
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AndJesusanswered and said unto them, I also will askyouonething,whichif ye tellme, I in like wise will tellyoubywhatauthority I do these things.
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The baptism of John,whence was it ? fromheaven,orofmen?And they reasonedwiththemselves,saying , If we shall say , Fromheaven; he will say unto us,Why did yenotthenbelievehim?