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12 And Jesus entered into the temple [a]of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; 13 and he saith unto them, It is written, [b]My house shall be called a house of prayer: [c]but ye make it a den of robbers.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:12 Many ancient authorities omit of God.
  2. Matthew 21:13 Isa. 56:7.
  3. Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11.

The Cleansing of the Temple

12 And Jesus entered the temple courts[a] and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves. 13 And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[b] but you have made it a cave of robbers!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:12 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  2. Matthew 21:13 A quotation from Isa 56:7