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Prayer vs. Profit
Jesus's primary charge was that God's house, intended for prayer for all nations (Isaiah 56:7), had been turned into a marketplace. Commentators explain this wasn't just commerce, but exploitative "robbery" (Jeremiah 7:11). Sellers, likely with the priests' approval, charged exorbitant prices, taking advantage of the poor who needed to buy animals for sacrifice. This desecrated the temple's sacred purpose.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 21:13
18th Century
Theologian
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…
AT Robertson
On Matthew 21:13
A den of robbers (σπηλαιον ληιστων). By charging exorbitant prices.
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 21:12–13
19th Century
Preacher
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 …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 21:13
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…
John Calvin
On Matthew 21:13
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On Matthew 21:13
17th Century
Pastor
And said unto them, it is written
In (Isaiah 56:7) .
My house shall be called the hou…
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 21:12–17
17th Century
Minister
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…
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 21:1–22
13th Century
Philosopher
Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:
- In the first part, he relates Christ’s entrance into the world …