hungered. (19)And seeing a fig-tree by the way, he came to it, and
found nothing thereon but leaves only. And he says to it: Let there be
no fruit from thee henceforward, forever. And immediately the fig-tree
withered away. (20)And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How
did the fig-tree immediately wither away? (21)And Jesus answering said
to them: Verily I say to you, if ye have faith, and do not doubt, not
only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but even if ye say to
this mountain, be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be
done. (22)And all things whatever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye
shall receive.

(23)And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the
elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what
authority doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority?
(24)And Jesus answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing,
which if ye tell me, I too will tell you by what authority I do these
things. (25)John's immersion, whence was it? From heaven, or from men?
And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he
will say to us: Why then did ye not believe him? (26)But if we say,
From men, we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.
(27)And they answered Jesus, saying: We do not know. And he said to
them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these things.

(28)But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first,
and said: Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. (29)And he answering
said: I will not; but afterward he repented, and went. (30)And he came
to the other[21:30], and said likewise. And he answering said: I will,
sir; and went not. (31)Which of the two did the father's will? They
say to him: The first[21:31]. Jesus says to them: Verily I say to you,
that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before
you. (32)For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did
not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and
ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe
him.

(33)Hear another parable. There was a householder, who planted a
vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug a winepress in it, and
built a tower, and let it out to husband-men, and went abroad. (34)And
when the season of fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the
husbandmen, to receive his fruits. (35)And the husbandmen taking his
servants, beat one, a