A den of robbers (σπηλαιον ληιστων). By charging exorbitant prices.

And He said, "It is written" (and so on). This refers to Isaiah 56:7. Only the first part of this verse from Isaiah is quoted. The rest of…

It is written—The words our Lord quotes are a free combination of two prophetic utterances: one from Isaiah’s vision of the future…

Jesus went into the temple of God again, as He did at the beginning of His ministry. Then the reforming Prophet indicated what was needed, and now …

St. Jerome: When Jesus entered with the multitudes, the whole city of Jerusalem was moved, wondering at the crowds but not kno…

Jesus here refers to Scripture, much as he did when confronted by the devil (4:1–10). His first words are from Isa 56:7. Isaiah looked forward to a…

It is written. Christ quotes two passages taken from two Prophets: one from Isaiah 56:7 and the other from Jeremiah 7:11. What was wri…

And said unto them, it is written
In (Isaiah 56:7) .

Christ found some of the courts of the temple turned into a market for cattle and things used in the sacrifices, and partly occupied by the money-c…

Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts: