Lux Domini
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

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Interpretation

This cursing of the barren fig-tree represents the state of hypocrites in general, and so teaches us that Christ looks for the power of religion in those who profess it, and the savour of it from those that have the show of it.

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This thought runs through Matthew 21:21-22.

Matthew 21:21 Matthew 21:22