Feeling Indignant

^[12] After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days. ^[13] When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ^[14] In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. ^[15] So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ^[16] To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” ^[17] His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.” ^[18] The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” ^[19] Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” ^[20] They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” ^[21] But the temple he had spoken of was his body. ^[22] After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. ^[23] Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. ^[24] But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. ^[25] He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person. Scripture taken from the THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV Copyright &copy 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.&reg Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.