Cleansing the Temple Complex

15 They came to Jerusalem,(A) and He went into the temple complex(B) and began to throw out those buying and selling in the temple. He overturned the money changers’(C) tables and the chairs of those selling doves, 16 and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple complex.

17 Then He began to teach them: “Is it not written,(D) My house(E) will be called a house of prayer(F) for all nations?[a] But you have made it a den of thieves!”(G)[b] 18 Then the chief priests and the scribes(H) heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid(I) of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.

19 And whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.

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15 Then kai they went erchomai into eis Jerusalem Hierosolyma. And kai entering eiserchomai eis the ho temple hieron, he began archō to drive ekballō out those ho who were selling pōleō and kai those ho who were buying agorazō in en the ho temple hieron; and kai he overturned katastrephō the ho tables trapeza of the ho money kollybistēs changers and kai the ho chairs kathedra of those ho who were selling pōleō · ho pigeons peristera, 16 and kai he would not ou allow aphiēmi anyone tis to carry diapherō merchandise skeuos through dia the ho temple hieron. 17 And kai he was teaching didaskō and kai saying legō to them autos, “ Is it not ou written graphō, · ho My egō house oikos shall be called kaleō a house oikos of prayer proseuchē for all pas the ho nations ethnos’? But de you hymeis have made poieō it autos ‘a hideout spēlaion for robbers lēstēs.’” 18 And kai the ho ruling archiereus priests and kai the ho scribes grammateus heard akouō of this and kai began seeking zēteō how pōs they could destroy apollymi him autos, for gar they feared phobeomai him autos, because gar all pas the ho people ochlos were impressed ekplēssō by epi · ho his autos teaching didachē.

19 And kai when hotan evening opse came ginomai, they went ekporeuomai out exō of the ho city polis.

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