Luke 19:45-48·~1 min
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Jesus drives out sellers from the temple courts, names the house as a place of prayer, and rebukes its use as a den of robbers. He teaches there daily while the leaders seek to kill him, yet the crowd continues to listen closely.
T45hen 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.’ ” 47Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him. 48Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
Section summaryJesus enters the temple courts and drives out those who were selling there. He names the house as a place of prayer and says it has become a den of robbers. He teaches there daily while the leaders seek a way to kill him, but they cannot act because the people keep listening to him.
Role in the chapterThis final scene places Jesus inside the temple and sets his authority against the leaders’ intent. Prayer, teaching, and public attention stand opposite commerce and plotted violence.