Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Les dijo: 'La Escritura dice que mi casa debe ser casa de oración, pero ustedes la han convertido en cueva de ladrones.'
Jesús denunció que habían convertido el templo de Dios en un lugar de estafa en vez de oración.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the historical context, Jesus entered the Temple in Jerusalem during His final days before crucifixion, where He witnessed merchants and money changers turning the sacred space into a bustling marketplace for buying animals and exchanging currency. This commercialization corrupted the Temple's original purpose as a place dedicated to prayer and worship, as described in Old Testament prophecies from Isaiah and Jeremiah, and Jesus was directly confronting the religious leaders' hypocrisy and greed. It reflected the broader cultural tensions of the time, with the Jewish people under Roman occupation and the Temple serving as a symbol of national identity.
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