Matthew 21

Cleansing the Temple

12 Jesus went into the temple  * 21:12 Other mss add of God,* 21:12–16 Mk 11:15–18; Lk 19:45–47; Jn 2:14–16 and threw out all those buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.  * 21:12 Ex 30:13; Lv 1:14; 5:7; 12:8; Dt 14:2513 He said to them, "It is written, my house will be called a house of prayer,* 21:13 Is 56:7but you are making it a den of thieves! "* 21:13 Jr 7:11,* 21:13 Jr 7:11