John 2:12–25

¹²After this, He went down to Capernaum, ^xtogether with His mother, His brothers, ^yand His disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

Cleansing the Temple Complex

¹³The Jewish Passover ^zwas near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ^a14In the temple complex ^bHe found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and He also found the money changers sitting there. ¹⁵After making a whip out of cords, ^cHe drove everyone out of the temple complex with their sheep ^dand oxen. He also poured out the money changers’ coins and overturned the tables. ¹⁶He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s ^ehouse ^finto a marketplace!” ^gh

¹⁷And His disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal ⁱfor Your house will consume ^jMe. ^kl

¹⁸So the Jews replied to Him, “What sign of authority will You show us for doing these things?”

¹⁹Jesus answered, “Destroy this sanctuary, ^mand I will raise it up in three days.” ⁿ

²⁰Therefore the Jews said, “This sanctuary took 46 years to build, and will You raise it up in three days?” ^o

²¹But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body. ^p22So when He was raised from the dead, ^qHis disciples remembered that He had said this. ^rAnd they believed the Scripture ^sand the statement Jesus had made.

²³While He was in Jerusalem ^tat the Passover Festival, ^umany trusted in His name ^vwhen they saw the signs He was doing. ²⁴Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all ²⁵and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man. ^w