18 The next morning as he walked back into the city, he was hungry. 19 He saw a fig tree at the side of the road, so he went over to it but didn’t find any fruit, only leaves.

He told the fig tree, "May you never ever produce fruit again!" Immediately the fig tree withered.

20 The disciples were amazed to see this. "How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?" they asked.

21 "I tell you the truth," Jesus replied, "If you really trust in God, and don’t doubt him, you could not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even more. If you said to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea,’ it would happen! 22 You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God."