Mark 11:15-17
Jesus chases traders out of the temple
15 When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus went into the yard of the temple. People were buying and selling things there. Jesus began to make them all leave that place. Some men were changing coins there for people. He pushed over their tables. And he pushed over the seats of the men who sold birds.
11:15Only priests went inside the temple building. Other people could go into the yards that were around it. There was a market in one of the yards. People could buy animals there for their offerings. They had to use special money to buy them.
16 Jesus would not let anyone carry things through that place. 17 While he was teaching the people, Jesus said, ‘The Bible says, “God's house will be a place where people from all countries pray.” But you have changed it into a place where robbers meet.’
