Matthew 21:12-13

Cleansing the Temple

12 ¹And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the ²money changers and the seats of those who were selling ³doves.

13 And He said to them, "It is written, '⁴MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER '; but you are making it a ⁵ROBBERS' DEN."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 21:12-16: {Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-47;} Matthew 21:12, 13: {John 2:13-16}
• 2. Exodus 30:13
• 3. Leviticus 1:14; Leviticus 5:7; Leviticus 12:8
• 4. Isaiah 56:7
• 5. Jeremiah 7:11

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "cave"