In Mark, on the day Jesus enters Jerusalem, he goes to the temple and drives out the traders and the moneychangers.[1] In Matthew and Luke, Jesus does this the day after he enters Jerusalem.[2] In all four gospels, the movement by the Judean leaders to destroy Jesus was well underway before he mounted the colt and rode into Jerusalem. The evangelist we call John places the cleansing of the temple just after the beginning of his ministry. In this gospel, he goes more than once to the great city.
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