John 2:12-2:25

Cleansing the Temple

Jesus goes from Cana to Capernaum as John continues his gospel of Jesus and his miracles. Jesus comes to Jerusalem to the Temple and drives out the money-changers, purifying the Temple and showing his authority. The religious leaders demand that Jesus give them a sign but the sign he gives is not comprehended. As people see the signs and miracles, their hearts remain unchanged. Pastor Lloyd explains the true evidence of a changed, repentant heart, which is still Jesus? will for us today.

  1. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
  2. And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
  3. And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
  4. And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
  5. And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
  6. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
  7. Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
  8. Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
  9. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
  10. But he spake of the temple of his body.
  11. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
  12. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
  13. But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
  14. And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.