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12 After this, Jesus, his mother, brothers, and disciples went to the city of Capernaum and stayed there for a few days.
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After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.
13 The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
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When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14 He found those who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons in the temple courtyard. He also found moneychangers sitting there.
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In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.
15 He made a whip from small ropes and threw everyone with their sheep and cattle out of the temple courtyard. He dumped the moneychangers' coins and knocked over their tables.
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So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
16 He told those who sold pigeons, "Pick up this stuff, and get it out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"
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To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
17 His disciples remembered that Scripture said, "Devotion for your house will consume me."
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His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18 The Jews reacted by asking Jesus, "What miracle can you show us to justify what you're doing?"
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The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
19 Jesus replied, "Tear down this temple, and I'll rebuild it in three days."
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Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”
20 The Jews said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple. Do you really think you're going to rebuild it in three days?"
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They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?”
21 But the temple Jesus spoke about was his own body.
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But the temple he had spoken of was his body.
22 After he came back to life, his disciples remembered that he had said this. So they believed the Scripture and this statement that Jesus had made.
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After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
23 While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover festival, many people believed in him because they saw the miracles that he performed.
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Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.
24 Jesus, however, was wary of these believers. He understood people
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But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.
25 and didn't need anyone to tell him about human nature. He knew what people were really like.
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He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
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