John 2:13-22John 2:13-22  1313 It was nearly time for the It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. so Jesus went to Jerusalem. 1414 In the Temple area he saw In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle, merchants selling cattle, sheep, and doves for sheep, and doves for sacrifices; he also saw sacrifices; he also saw dealers at tables exchanging dealers at tables exchanging foreign money. foreign money. 1515

Jesus made a whip from Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money cattle, scattered the money changers’ coins over the changers’ coins over the floor, and turned over their floor, and turned over their tables. tables. 1616 Then, going over to Then, going over to the people who sold doves, the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these he told them, “Get these things out of here.things out of here.

Stop turning my Father’s Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!” house into a marketplace!”   1717 Then his disciples Then his disciples remembered this prophecy remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will “Passion for God’s house will consume me.” consume me.” 1818 But the But the Jewish leaders demanded, Jewish leaders demanded, “What are you doing? If God “What are you doing? If God gave you authority to do gave you authority to do this, show us a miraculousthis, show us a miraculous

sign to prove it.”  sign to prove it.”  1919 “All “All right,” Jesus replied. right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” three days I will raise it up.”   2020 “What!” they exclaimed. “What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?” can rebuild it in three days?” 2121 But when Jesus said “this But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own temple,” he meant his own body. body.

2222 After he was raised from After he was raised from the dead, his disciples the dead, his disciples remembered he had said remembered he had said this, and they believed both this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what the Scriptures and what Jesus had saidJesus had said