Money-changers

In the court of gentiles, Jesus was shocked by the irreverence of the money-changers and vendors in his Father's house. 125:1.1

Jesus cleansed the temple from money-changers profiting from commercializing religious practices to protect the poor from unfair profiteering. 173:1

Licensed money-changers exchanged various currencies for shekels in the temple precincts, profiting from temple dues and commercial transactions. 173:1.3 173:2.3

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• His Father's house 125:1.1 — Is 56:7; Mt 21:12-13; Mk 11:16-17; Lk 19:45-46; Jn 2:14-16; Jn 14:2-13.
• Money changers 173:1.3 — Mt 21:12b; Mk 11:15b; Lk 19:45b; Jn 2:14.

See also

• banking
• usury

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