Mark 11:12-14

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Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

¹²^(A)On the following day, when they came from Bethany, ^(B)he was hungry. ¹³^(C)And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for ^(D)it was not the season for figs. ¹⁴And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

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Mark 11:20-24

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The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree

²⁰^(A)As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. ²¹And Peter remembered and said to him, ^(B)“Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” ²²And Jesus answered them, “Have ^(C)faith in God. ²³^(D)Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ^(E)‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not ^(F)doubt in his heart, but ^(G)believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. ²⁴Therefore I tell you, ^(H)whatever you ask in prayer, ^(I)believe that you ^(J)have received^[a] it, and it will be yours.