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 # Connecting Statement:
 
-Jesus uses a fig tree to teach his disciples about faith and prayer.
+In verses 18 through 22, Jesus uses a fig tree to teach his disciples about faith and prayer.
 
 # Now
 
-This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here Matthew explains that Jesus is hungry and that is why he stops at the fig tree.
+This word is used here to mark a pause in the story. Here Matthew explains that Jesus is hungry and that is why he stops at the fig tree.