A Barren Fig Tree Cursed

18 Now early in the morning, as he[fn] was returning to the city, he was hungry. 19 And seeing a single fig tree by the road, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May there be no more fruit from you forever,[fn] and the fig tree withered at once. 20 And when they[fn] saw it,[fn] the disciples were astonished, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” 21 And Jesus answered and[fn] said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will do not only what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,” it will happen! 22 And whatever you ask in prayer, if you[fn] believe, you will receive.”