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Luke 19

Luke 19:45

Jesus Cleanses the Temple · Luke 19:45–48
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Translations

Modern
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
Traditional
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
Literal
And having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those selling,
Latin
Et ingressus in templum, cœpit ejicere vendentes in illo, et ementes,

Original

Greek
English
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.

Notes

Luke 19:45

People who came to worship at the temple bought animals there for sacrifices. Jesus also drove out the money changers who exchanged ordinary money for the special coins used to pay the temple tax (Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; see Exodus 30:13–16; Nehemiah 10:32–33).

These services were necessary, but Jesus opposed the dishonest business practices that turned the temple into a place for personal profit instead of worship. The temple was meant to display God’s glory to all nations, but it had become corrupt.

Luke 19:45–48

After entering Jerusalem as the Christ, Jesus performed an action that showed he was the Christ (see Malachi 3:1). He began to drive out from the temple those who exchanged money and merchants selling animals for offerings. This action was meant to restore true worship in the temple. It also symbolized the judgment that Jesus had just announced against Israel (19:41–44).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 21:12–17 Mark 11:15–19 John 2:12–25

Glossary

Jesus Christ Luke, Gospel of Money Changer

Topics

Covetousness: Money-Changers in the Temple Jesus, the Christ: Drives the Money Changers out of the Temple (In Jerusalem) Jesus, the Christ: Enters the Temple (In Jerusalem) Jesus, the Christ: Revelations by: The Destruction of the Temple, and Jerusalem Sacrilege of the Money-Exchangers in the Temple Temple: Herod the Great's Temple: Jesus Expels Money-Exchangers From Theft and Thieves: General Scriptures Concerning