Jesus Cleanses the Temple
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t The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus u went up to Jerusalem.
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v In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.
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And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
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And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make w my Father's house a house of trade."
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His disciples remembered that it was written, x "Zeal for your house will consume me."
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So the Jews said to him, y "What sign do you show us for doing these things?"
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Jesus answered them, z "Destroy this temple, and in three days a I will raise it up."
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The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?"
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But he was speaking about b the temple of his body.
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When therefore he was raised from the dead, c his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed d the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
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Cross References
John 11:55
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.
John 6:4
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
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Cross References
John 2:23
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing.
Deuteronomy 16:1 - 6
Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
Luke 2:41
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
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Cross References
John 2:14 - 17
In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.
Matthew 21:12 - 13
And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
Mark 11:15 - 17
And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
Luke 19:45 - 46
And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold.
Malachi 3:1 - 3
Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
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Cross References
John 14:2
In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
Luke 2:49
And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?
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Cross References
Psalms 69:9
For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
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Cross References
Psalms 69:9
For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
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Cross References
John 4:48
So Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and...
John 6:30
So they said to him, "Then what sign do you do,...
Exodus 4:1
Then Moses answered, "But behold, they will not...
Exodus 4:8
If they will not believe you," God said, "or li...
Exodus 7:9
"When Pharaoh says to you, 'Prove yourselves by...
Matthew 12:38
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered...
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Cross References
Matthew 26:61
And said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.'
Matthew 27:40
And saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Mark 14:58
"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.'"
Mark 15:29
And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days.
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Cross References
John 10:18
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.
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John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.
Colossians 2:9
For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.
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Cross References
John 12:16
His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.
Luke 24:8
And they remembered his words.
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Cross References
John 20:9
For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
Psalms 16:10
For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
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