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

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

45 (A)And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, 46 saying to them, “It is written, (B)‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but (C)you have made it a den of robbers.”

47 (D)And he was teaching daily in the temple. (E)The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, 48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

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