Luke 19:45
New International Version
When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling.

New Living Translation
Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices.

English Standard Version
And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.

Berean Literal Bible
And having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those selling,

King James Bible
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

New King James Version
Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus entered the temple grounds and began to drive out those who were selling,

NASB 1995
Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling,

NASB 1977
And He entered the temple and began to cast out those who were selling,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling,

Amplified Bible
Jesus went into the temple [enclosure] and began driving out those who were selling,

Christian Standard Bible
He went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He went into the temple complex and began to throw out those who were selling,

American Standard Version
And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,

Contemporary English Version
When Jesus entered the temple, he started chasing out the people who were selling things.

English Revised Version
And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus went into the temple courtyard and began to throw out those who were selling things there.

Good News Translation
Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out the merchants,

International Standard Version
Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to throw out those who were selling things.

Majority Standard Bible
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling and buying there.

NET Bible
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there,

New Heart English Bible
And he entered into the temple, and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in it,

Webster's Bible Translation
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought,

Weymouth New Testament
Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.

World English Bible
He entered into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And having entered into the temple, He began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,

Berean Literal Bible
And having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those selling,

Young's Literal Translation
And having entered into the temple, he began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,

Smith's Literal Translation
And having come into the temple, he began to cast out them selling and buying in it;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold in it, and those who bought,

New American Bible
Then Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things,

New Revised Standard Version
Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And when he entered the temple, he began to put out those who were buying and selling in it;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when he entered The Temple he began to cast out those who bought and sold in it.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he went into the temple, and began to drive out those who were selling in it, and those who were buying,

Godbey New Testament
And having come into the temple, He began to cast out those buying and selling,

Haweis New Testament
And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple;

Mace New Testament
As soon as he entred into the temple, he drove out the sellers and buyers there: telling them it is written,

Weymouth New Testament
Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.

Worrell New Testament
And, having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those who sold;

Worsley New Testament
And He went into the temple, and cast out those that were buying and selling in it,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
44They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” 45Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. 46He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”…

Cross References
Matthew 21:12-13
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. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Mark 11:15-17
When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

John 2:13-16
When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ...

Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”

Jeremiah 7:11
Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.

Malachi 3:1-3
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. / But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

Psalm 69:9
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Zechariah 14:21
Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.

Matthew 23:38
Look, your house is left to you desolate.

Mark 13:2
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

John 2:17
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

1 Kings 8:29
May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.

2 Chronicles 7:16
For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

Nehemiah 13:7-9
to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God. / And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room. / Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.

Ezekiel 8:6
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”


Treasury of Scripture

And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

went.

Matthew 21:12,13
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, …

Mark 11:15-17
And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; …

John 2:13-17
And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, …

sold.

Deuteronomy 14:25,26
Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: …

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Luke 19
1. Of Zacchaeus a tax collector.
11. The ten minas.
28. Jesus rides into Jerusalem with triumph;
41. weeps over it;
45. drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;
47. Teaching daily in it. The rulers seek to destroy him, but fear the people.














Then Jesus entered the temple courts
The phrase "Then Jesus entered the temple courts" marks a significant moment in the narrative of the Gospel of Luke. The Greek word for "entered" is "εἰσέρχομαι" (eiserchomai), which implies a purposeful and deliberate action. Jesus' entry into the temple courts is not merely a physical movement but a symbolic act of authority and divine mission. The "temple courts" refer to the outer courts of the Temple in Jerusalem, a place bustling with activity, commerce, and religious observance. Historically, the temple was the center of Jewish worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. Jesus' entry into this sacred space signifies His role as the Messiah who comes to purify and restore true worship.

and began to drive out those who were selling
The phrase "and began to drive out those who were selling" highlights Jesus' actions against the commercialization of religious practices. The Greek word for "drive out" is "ἐκβάλλω" (ekballō), which conveys a forceful expulsion. This act is not one of mere irritation but a righteous indignation against the corruption and exploitation occurring within the temple. The sellers were likely exchanging money and selling animals for sacrifices, activities that had become exploitative and distracted from genuine worship. Jesus' actions fulfill prophetic expectations of the Messiah who would cleanse the temple, as seen in passages like Malachi 3:1-3. This cleansing is a call to return to the heart of worship, emphasizing purity, sincerity, and reverence for God.

(45-48) And he went into the temple.--See Notes on Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19. St. Luke apparently agrees with St. Matthew in thinking of the expulsion of the money-changers as taking place on the same day as the Entry. His narrative is here the least descriptive of the three.

Verses 45, 46. - And he went into the temple. The recital of St. Luke here is more general and less precise than that of the other two synoptists. The Lord on that "Palm Sunday" evening simply went into the temple, ,, and when he had looked round about upon all things" it was then evening, and he returned to his lodging at Bethany with the twelve (Mark 11:11). The expulsion of the money-changers, mentioned in the next verse (46), took place on the following day. St. Matthew adds another interesting detail respecting the excitement caused by the presence of Jesus in the city. "When he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?" (Matthew 21:10). And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. This visit of the Lord to the temple, in which he spoke and acted as King Messiah, was a fulfilment of Malachi 3:1, 2. In the outer court of the temple stalls had been erected in which money-changers were located (geld-wechsel comptoir - change de monnaies), in order that pilgrims from foreign lands might be able to exchange their foreign coins for the purchase of sacrificial victims. These also seem to have been sold in the precincts. All this made the courts of the Lord's house a scene of noise and tumult, and, from the Master's stern words, a scene often of cheating and overreaching. The words of Jesus were taken from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Jesus] entered
εἰσελθὼν (eiselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple courts
ἱερὸν (hieron)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.

[and] began
ἤρξατο (ērxato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence.

to drive out
ἐκβάλλειν (ekballein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 1544: To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.

those who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

were selling [there].
πωλοῦντας (pōlountas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4453: To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.


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