Matthew 21:12-16
“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?”

What does Matthew 21:12-16 mean?
The passage from Matthew 21:12-16 in the King James Version of the Bible describes Jesus entering the temple in Jerusalem and driving out the money changers and those who were selling animals for sacrifices. It then goes on to speak of how Jesus healed the blind and the lame in…
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In the passage from Matthew 21:12-16 (KJV), we witness a startling scene in the heart of Jerusalem—the temple of God, a sacred space turned into a marketplace. Jesus enters this holy sanctuary and casts out those who are buying and selling, overturns their tables, and confronts…
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Heavenly Father, We come before You today, awed by Your goodness and mercy, as we reflect on the profound truth revealed in Matthew 21:12-16. Here is where Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, asserted His divine authority in the sacredness of Your house, His temple. We recognize…
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