45 Then Jesus entered the temple area. He began chasing out those who were selling there.
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He told them, "It is written that the Lord said, 'My house will be a house where people can pray.'(Isaiah 56:7) But you have made it a 'den for robbers.' "(Jeremiah 7:11)
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Every day Jesus was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests and the teachers of the law were trying to kill him. So were the leaders among the people.
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But they couldn't find any way to do it. All the people were paying close attention to his words.