Matthew 21:12 meaning and explanation
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
Matthew 21:12, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Jesus has just entered Jerusalem to crowds shouting Hosanna, and he goes straight to the temple courts, the outer Court of the Gentiles. Pilgrims needed animals and acceptable currency for sacrifice, so traders and money changers set up shop there, turning a place meant for prayer into a marketplace.
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