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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Footnotes

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

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

45 Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things[a] there, 46 and he said, “It is written,

‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’
    but you have made it a den of robbers.”(A)

47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him,(B) 48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard.

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Footnotes

  1. 19.45 Other ancient authorities add in it and those who were buying things