Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple

15 (A)Then they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling (a)doves; 16 and He would not permit anyone to carry (b)merchandise through the temple. 17 And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘(B)My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? (C)But you have made it a robbers(c)den.” 18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and (D)began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for (E)the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

Footnotes:

a. Mark 11:15: ['Lit ', the doves]
b. Mark 11:16: ['Lit ', a vessel, '; i.e. a receptacle or implement of any kind']
c. Mark 11:17: ['Lit ', cave]

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