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And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching.
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When evening had come, He went out of the city.
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Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
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And Peter, remembering, said to Him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away."
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So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God.
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For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
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Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
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"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
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But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses."
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Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him.
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And they said to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?"