Luke 19:45-48 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

And he went into the temple See notes on Matthew 21:12-14; Mark 11:11; Mark 11:18. And he taught daily in the temple Jesus, being now to remain but a short time upon earth, employed himself without intermission in teaching as many people as possible, and in the most public places.

Luke 19:45-48

45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

46 Saying unto them, It is written,My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.