11:15 Then 3 they came to Jerusalem. 4 Jesus 5 entered the temple area 6 and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. 7 He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,
1 sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21. Jesus undoubtedly took the opportunity on this occasion to speak about his person and mission, and the relation of both to OT fulfillment.
2 tn Or “this teaching”; Grk “these things.” The response of the people centers upon the content of Jesus’ teaching, so the phrase “these ideas” was supplied in the text to make this clear.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
5 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “the temple.”
sn The merchants (those who were selling) would have been located in the Court of the Gentiles.
7 tn Grk “the temple.”
sn Matthew (21:12-27), Mark (here, 11:15-19), and Luke (19:45-46) record this incident of the temple cleansing at the end of Jesus’ ministry. John (2:13-16) records a cleansing of the temple at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. See the note on the word temple courts in John 2:14 for a discussion of the relationship of these accounts to one another.