¹² After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and ^(A)his brothers^[a] and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

^13 (B)The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus ^(C)went up to Jerusalem. ^14 (D)In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.

^16 (A)“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. ^(B)They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. ¹⁷ Every man ^(C)shall give as he is able, ^(D)according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.

^21 (A)“In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, you shall celebrate the Feast of the Passover, and for seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten. ²² On that day the prince ^(B)shall provide for himself and all the people of the land a young bull for a sin offering. ²³ And on ^(C)the seven days of the festival he shall provide as a burnt offering to the Lord seven young bulls and seven rams without blemish, on each of the seven days; and ^(D)a male goat daily for a sin offering. ²⁴ And ^(E)he shall provide as ^(F)a grain offering an ephah for each bull, an ephah for each ram, and a hin^[a] of oil to each ephah. ^25 (G)In the seventh month, on the fifteenth day of the month and for the seven days of the feast, ^(H)he shall make the same provision for sin offerings, burnt offerings, and grain offerings, and for the oil.