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They came to Jerusalem,^(r) and He went into the temple complex^(s) and began to throw out those buying and selling in the temple. He overturned the money changers'^(t) tables and the chairs of those selling doves,

and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple complex.

Then He began to teach them: "Is it not written,^(u) My house ^(v) will be called a house of prayer ^(w) for all nations ?^[c] But you have made it a den of thieves !" ^(x)[d]

Then the chief priests and the scribes^(y) heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid^(z) of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.

And whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.

Early^(aa) in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.

Then Peter^(ab) remembered and said to Him, "Rabbi,^(ac) look! The fig tree that You cursed^(ad) is withered."

Jesus replied to them, "Have faith in God.^(ae)

I assure you:^(af) If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt^(ag) in his heart, but believes^(ah) that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.^(ai)

Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray^(aj) and ask for^(ak)—believe that you have received ^[e](al) them, and you will have them.

And whenever you stand^(am) praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive^(an) him, so that your Father^(ao) in heaven^(ap) will also forgive^(aq) you your wrongdoing.

[But if you don't forgive, neither will your Father in heaven^(ar) forgive your wrongdoing.]" ^[f][g]

They^(as) came again to Jerusalem.^(at) As He was walking in the temple complex,^(au) the chief priests, the scribes,^(av) and the elders^(aw) came

and asked Him, "By what authority^(ax) are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority to do these things?"

Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question;^(ay) then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Was John's baptism^(az) from heaven or from men? Answer Me."

They began to argue among themselves: "If we say, ‘From heaven,' He will say, ‘Then why didn't you believe^(ba) him?'

But if we say, ‘From men'"—they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was a genuine prophet.^(bb)

So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."