The cleansing of the temple

“A house of prayer”

Jesus drives the money changers out of the temple, outraged that they turned God’s house into a marketplace.

Where to read in the Bible

• Mark 11:15–17
• John 2:13–22

Connections

• confronted the trade of Money, work and economy · factual · Mateus 21:12
• took place at the The Second Temple · stated in the text · Mark 11:15
• was carried out by Jesus of Nazareth · stated in the text · Mark 11:15

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