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Jesus Goes to the Temple(A)

45 Jesus went into the Temple and began to ·throw [drive] out the people who were selling things there. 46 He said, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My ·Temple [L House] will be a house for prayer [Is. 56:7].’ But you have ·changed [made] it into a ‘·hideout for robbers’ [T den of thieves; Jer. 7:11]!”

47 Jesus ·taught [was teaching] in the Temple every day. The ·leading [T chief] priests, the ·experts on the law [scribes], and some of the leaders of the people ·wanted [were looking for a way] to ·kill [destroy] Jesus. 48 But they ·did not know how they could [could not find a way to] do it, because all the people were ·listening closely to him [hanging on his every word].

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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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