⁴⁹ And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be ^(A)about ^(B)My Father’s business?”

³⁸ For I have come down from heaven, ^(A)not to do My own will, ^(B)but the will of Him who sent Me.

²⁹ And ^(A)He who sent Me is with Me. ^(B)The Father has not left Me alone, ^(C)for I always do those things that please Him.”

The Coming Messenger

³⁴ Jesus said to them, ^(A)“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to ^(B)finish His work.

⁴⁸ So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.”

¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, ^(A)“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple^(A)

^12 (B)Then Jesus went into the temple ^[a]of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the ^(C)money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.