Matthew 21:18–32

^18eNow in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. ¹⁹And when he saw ^†a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. ^20fAnd when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! ²¹Jesus answered and said unto them, ^gVerily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and ^hdoubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto ⁱthis mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. ²²And ^kall things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

^23lAnd when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, ^mBy what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? ²⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they ^mreasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? ²⁶But if we shall say, Of men; ⁿwe fear the people; for all hold John as ^oa prophet. ²⁷And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. ^28pBut what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day ^qin my vineyard. ²⁹He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he ^rrepented, and went. ³⁰And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. ³¹Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the ^spublicans and the ^tharlots go into the kingdom of God before you. ³²For John came unto you ^uin the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the ^xpublicans and the harlots ^xbelieved him: and ye, when ye had seen it, ^qrepented not afterward, that ye might believe him.