Cleansing the Temple

45 He(A) went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling,[a] 46 and he said, “It is written, my house will be a house of prayer,(B) but you have made it a den of thieves!”[b](C)

47 Every day he was teaching(D) in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to kill(E) him, 48 but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people(F) were captivated by what they heard.

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Notas al pie

  1. 19:45 Other mss add and buying in it
  2. 19:46 Is 56:7; Jr 7:11

45 · kai Having entered eiserchomai the ho temple hieron, Jesus began archō to drive ekballō out those ho who were selling pōleō things, 46 saying legō to them autos, “ It is written graphō, · kai My egō house oikos shall be eimi · ho a house oikos of prayer proseuchē,’ but de you hymeis have made poieō it autos a den spēlaion of robbers lēstēs.”

47 · kai He began eimi to teach didaskō · ho daily kata hēmera in en the ho temple hieron. The ho · de chief archiereus priests and kai the ho scribes grammateus and kai the ho leading men prōtos among the ho people laos were trying zēteō to destroy apollymi him autos, 48 but kai they could not ou find heuriskō what ho tis they might do poieō, because gar all hapas the ho people laos were hanging ekkremannymi on his autos words akouō.

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