Matthew 21:12
Context| NETBible | Then 1 Jesus entered the temple area 2 and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, 3 and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. |
| XREF | Le 1:14; Le 5:7,11; Le 12:6,8; Le 14:22,30; Le 15:14,29; De 14:24-26; Mal 3:1,2; Mr 11:11; Mr 11:15; Lu 2:24; Lu 19:45,46; Joh 2:14-17 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. 2 tn Grk “the temple.” sn The merchants (those who were selling) would have been located in the Court of the Gentiles. 3 tn Grk “the temple.” sn Matthew (here, 21:12-27), Mark (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. |
