the tree when they marvel. Instead, he places an emphasis on faith and prayer in 11:22, 24.22 Some commentators assume that the fig tree incident has been included as a prop to add traditional sayings on the subject of prayer and forgiveness, or that these sayings were added when the original meaning of the cursing of the fig tree as a prophetic sign of God’s judgment on the temple was no longer an immediate concern of the church. These sayings, however, are integrally related to context. They reveal