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Matthew 21:12-13

Mark 11:15-17

Luke 19:45-46

John 2:13-22

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  1. The Jewish paschal (passover) feast time came and Jesus left his mother in Caperaum and journeyed to Jerusalem.
  2. And he abode with one a Sadduce, whose name was 👤 Jude.
  3. And when he reached the temple courts the multitudes were there to see the prophet whom the people thought had come to break the yoke of Rome, restore the kingdom of the Jews, and rule on David’s throne.
  4. And when the people saw him come they said, “All hail! behold the king!”
  5. But Jesus answered not; he saw the money changers 🤑 in the house of God, and he was grieved 😢.
  6. The courts had been converted into marts of trade 📉, and men were selling lambs 🐑 and doves 🕊️ for offerings 💰 in sacrifice 🩸.
  7. And Jesus called the priests and said: “Behold, for paltry gain you have sold out the temple of the Lord.”
  8. “This house ordained for prayer 🤲 is now a den of thieves 🔪. Can good and evil dwell together in the courts of God? I tell you, no ❌.”
  9. And then he made a scourge 🪢 of cords and drove the merchants out 👉. He overturned their boards, and threw their money 💲 on the floor.
  10. He opened up the cages of the captive birds, and cut the cords that bound the lambs 🐑, and set them free 🕊️.
  11. The priests and scribes rushed out, and would have done him harm 👊, but they were driven back; the common people 👥 stood in his defense 🛡️.
  12. And then the rulers said: “Who is this Jesus you call king?”
  13. The people said 🗣️: “He is the Christ of whom our prophets wrote; he is the king who will deliver Israel 🇮🇱.”
  14. The rulers said to Jesus: “Man, if you be king, or Christ, then show us signs. Who gave you right to drive these merchants out?”
  15. And Jesus said: “There is no loyal Jew who would not give his life to save this temple from disgrace; i this I acted simply as a loyal Jew, and you yourselves will bear me witness to this truth 📕.”
  16. “This signs of my messiahship will follow me in words and deeds.”
  17. “And you may tear the temple down (and you will tear it down) and in three days it will be built again more glorious than before.”
  18. Now, Jesus meant that they might take his life (✝️/🪨); tear down his body, temple of the Holy Breath, and he would rise again 🕊️.