40:021:016 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? 40:021:017 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. 40:021:018 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 40:021:019 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 40:021:020 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 40:021:021 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 40:021:022 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. 40:021:023 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 40:021:024 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 40:021:025 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 40:021:026 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. 40:021:027 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 40:021:028 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 40:021:029 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 40:021:030 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 40:021:031 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 40:021:032 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.