Matthew 21:12

World English Bible (2000)

Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.

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  • John 2:14-17 : 14 He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting. 15 He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables. 16 To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!" 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will eat me up."
  • Lev 1:14 : 14 "'If his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
  • Mark 11:15-18 : 15 They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves. 16 He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple. 17 He taught, saying to them, "Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers!" 18 The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
  • Luke 19:45-47 : 45 He entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, 46 saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'!" 47 He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
  • Lev 5:7 : 7 "'If he can't afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to Yahweh; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
  • Lev 12:8 : 8 If she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons; the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.'"
  • Exod 30:13 : 13 They shall give this, everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; (the shekel is twenty gerahs;) half a shekel for an offering to Yahweh.
  • Luke 2:24 : 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
  • Lev 5:11 : 11 "'But if he can't afford two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that in which he has sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, neither shall he put any frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
  • Lev 12:6 : 6 "'When the days of her purification are completed, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the Tent of Meeting, a year old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering:
  • Lev 14:22 : 22 and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
  • Lev 14:30 : 30 He shall offer one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he is able to afford,
  • Lev 15:14 : 14 "'On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Yahweh to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest:
  • Lev 15:29 : 29 On the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and bring them to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
  • Deut 14:24-26 : 24 If the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it, because the place is too far from you, which Yahweh your God shall choose, to set his name there, when Yahweh your God shall bless you; 25 then you shall turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose: 26 and you shall bestow the money for whatever your soul desires, for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you; and you shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.
  • Mal 3:1-2 : 1 "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, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies. 2 "But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like launderer's soap;
  • Mark 11:11 : 11 Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

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  • Mark 11:15-18
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    15 They came to Jerusalem, and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to throw out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves.

    16 He would not allow anyone to carry a container through the temple.

    17 He taught, saying to them, "Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers!"

    18 The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

  • Luke 19:45-47
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    45 He entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,

    46 saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'!"

    47 He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.

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    13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

    14 He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.

    15 He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.

    16 To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!"

    17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will eat me up."

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    13 He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!"

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    15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were indignant,

  • Mark 11:11
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    11 Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

  • Matt 21:23
    73%

    23 When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

  • John 8:1-2
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    1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

    2 Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.

  • Matt 24:1
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    1 Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

  • Mark 11:27
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    27 They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,

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    1 It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

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    1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

  • Luke 21:37-38
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    37 Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.

    38 All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.

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    41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.

  • Luke 21:5-6
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    5 As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,

    6 "As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."

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    12 On the next day a great multitude had come to the feast. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

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    14 Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written,

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    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

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    19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

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    52 Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

  • Matt 21:10-11
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    10 When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"

    11 The multitudes said, "This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."

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    11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, says Yahweh.

  • Matt 21:6
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  • Matt 21:3
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    3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."

  • 2 Chr 30:14
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    14 They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

  • John 8:59
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    59 Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the midst of them, and so passed by.

  • Matt 26:8
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    8 But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste?

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    39 So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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    8 A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.

  • Mark 12:8
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    8 They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

  • Mark 13:1
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    1 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!"

  • Mark 11:3
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    3 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."

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    61 and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"

  • Mark 15:29
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    29 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

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    19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!" Immediately the fig tree withered away.