Matthew 21:12-16

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."

14 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and ⁶He healed them.

15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, "Hosanna to the ⁷Son of David," they became indignant

16 and said to Him, "Do You hear what these children are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, '⁸OUT OF THE MOUTH OF INFANTS AND NURSING BABIES YOU HAVE PREPARED PRAISE FOR YOURSELF'?"

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
• 6. Matthew 4:23
• 7. Matthew 9:27
• 8. Psalms 8:2; Matthew 11:25

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "cave"