KJV ORIGINAL
And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So they get to Jerusalem, and Jesus walks straight into the temple. He starts kicking out everyone who's buying and selling stuff in there — flipping over the money exchange tables and the chairs where people were selling doves.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus said absolutely not to turning God's house into a marketplace.
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