Luke 19:45

Luke 19:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices.

Context of Luke 19:45

43For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, 44and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, 46saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” 47And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him,

Luke 19:45 word by word

Καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἤρξατο ἐκβάλλειν τοὺς πωλοῦνταςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he wentεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• and beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• soldπωλέωpōleō · to sellG4453
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thereinαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• them that boughtἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59

Cross-references for Luke 19:45

• Matthew 21:12Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
• Mark 11:15So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
• John 2:13Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• Deuteronomy 14:25then you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

Commentaries on Luke 19:45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45Went into the temple - See all this transaction explained, Matthew 21:12-16; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45See the notes at Matthew 21:12-13.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries that awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious blood was about to be shed, without seeing that the likeness of God in the believer, consists much in good-will and compassion? Surely those cannot be right who take up any doctrines of truth, so as to be hardened towards their fellow-sinners. But let every one remember, that though Jesus wept over Jerusalem, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45People who came to worship at the temple bought animals there for sacrifices. Jesus also drove out the money changers who exchanged ordinary money for the special coins used to pay the temple tax (Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; see Exodus 30:13–16; Nehemiah 10:32–33). These services were necessary, but Jesus opposed the dishonest business practices that turned the temple into a place for personal profit instead of worship. The temple was meant to display…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 45-4845-46. As the first cleansing was on His first visit to Jerusalem (Joh 2:13-22), so this second cleansing was on His last. den of thieves--banded together for plunder, reckless of principle. The mild term "house of merchandise," used on the former occasion, was now unsuitable.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:45

• Covetousness
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sacrilege
• Temple
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Cast
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• Tiller
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Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings