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NASB | Matthew 21:12 ¶ And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all 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 doves. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 21:12 ¶ And Jesus entered the temple [grounds] and drove out [with force] all who were buying and selling [birds and animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and He turned over the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the chairs of those who were selling doves [for sacrifice]. [Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-47; John 2:14-16] |
Subject: Selling on the Church ground. |
Bible Note: Hi brother Ed, I know you were writing to Tim, but I didn't quite understand the sentence "I don't see how we can reconcile Jesus' action to fact they were cheaping." Just an aside here: I had always assumed that in addition to all the ungodly gain that the High Priest's family was making in the temple (thus profaning it in a literal way), they were also preventing many people from actually entering the temple -- thus, preventing people from approaching the Lord. I got this impression from Matthew 21:14-15 since it mentions the lame, blind, and children coming to Him in the temple. In Him, Doc |