Matthew 21:12


Cleansing the Temple

12 aAnd Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the bmoney changers and the seats of those who were selling cdoves.

Matthew 21:13

13 And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘aMy house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a brobbers’ 1den.”

Matthew 21:18


The Barren Fig Tree

18 aNow in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry.

Matthew 21:19

19 And seeing a lone afig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

Mark 11:12-24


The Barren Fig Tree

12 aAnd on the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.
13 And seeing at a distance a fig tree that had leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 And He answered and said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening.

Jesus Drives Merchants from the Temple

15 aThen they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling 1doves;
16 and He was not permitting anyone to carry 1merchandise through the temple. 17 And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘aMy house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? bBut you have made it a robbers’ 1den.” 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard this, and abegan seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for bthe whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
19 aAnd when evening came, 1they were going out of the city.

20 aAnd as they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
21 And being reminded, Peter *said to Him, “aRabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.” 22 And Jesus answered and *said to them, “aHave faith in God. 23 aTruly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says 1is going to happen, it will be granted him. 24 For this reason I say to you, aall things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted to you.
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