When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;
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… Then Jesus went to the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And he said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves. Historically, these money changers, this is, by the way, the second time Jesus did this, the first time is in John 2. He did it at the beginning of his ministry and then at the end. And what was happening is the money changers were people that were taking advantage of people who had traveled a great distance, and instead of bringing sheep to sacrifice, they would sell the sheep at home, bring the money, expecting to be able to buy sheep here at the temple. And the prices would be hiked up because of supply and demand and taking advantage of the people that were there. Anyway, Jesus turned the tables over and cleansed the temple. …
… my friend, and I love her. Mark 11, 15 through 17, and the word of the Lord reads, on reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, is it not written, my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations, but you have made it a den of thieves. Can I read it one more time? On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, it is written, my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations, but you have made it a den of thieves. …
… cursed. To make that crystal clear, come to verse 15. They then came to Jerusalem, and He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple. He had done this at the beginning of His ministry. Here He is three years doing it again, three years later. Overturned the tables of the money changers, seats of those who were selling doves. Now all of that business was related to the sacrificial system, people selling animals for sacrifice and exchanging coins so the appropriate coin for the temple tax could be rendered. But obviously they had corrupted it all. And so he literally, by himself, takes control of that temple courtyard. And he drives everybody out who is buying and selling, throws over the tables of money changers, seats of those selling doves. Doves were common because of the poor people who could only afford a dove to purchase for sacrifice. Verse 16, he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple. …