The Cleansing of the Temple Mark 11- 15-19


James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Merchants Chased from the Temple (Les vendeurs chassés du Temple), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 5/16 x 11 9/16 in. (18.6 x 29.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.198 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.198_PS2.jpg)

And they came into Jerusalem, and having entered the temple precincts he began to throw out the sellers and the buyers in the precincts, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and and the seats of the sellers of doves, and he would not allow any thing to be carried through the precincts.

And he taught: them: ‘Is it not written:

“My house is called a house of prayer, for all the nations?”

But you have made it a cave of robbers.’

And the chief priests and the scholars heard him, and they sought how to kill him. For they feared him, for all the crowd were amazed at his teaching. And when it was late, they left the city.

Thank you, dear Jesus,
for all you have given me,
for all you have taken away from me,
for all you have left me.

Thomas More (c.1478-1535)

,

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *