Jesus Clears the Temple: John 2

Why did Jesus go up to Jerusalem? (Jn 2: 13)

• To visit friends

• It was a stopping place on his way to Nazareth.

• To preach to the Pharisees

• For the Jewish Passover

What did Jesus find in the temple courts? (Jn 2: 14)

• Priests praying

• Children playing

• People selling animals and exchanging money

• Almost nobody was there.

What did Jesus do to the money changers' tables? (John 2: 15)

• Ignored them

• Overturned them

• Blessed them

• Moved them to the sides

What did Jesus say to those who sold doves? (John 2: 16)

• Stop turning my Father’s house into a market

• Thank you for supplying them for the Temple sacrifices.

• that they should be giving the doves away for free

• that they should not sell them on the Sabbath

How did the Jews respond to Jesus' actions? (John 2: 18)

• They laughed and then ignored him.

• They asked for a sign to prove his authority

• They left the temple grumbling.

• They helped him move the merchants out.

What miraculous sign did Jesus say he would perform? (John 2:19)

Which temple was Jesus referring to?

• Solomon's Temple

• His body

• the pagan temples

• the Roman temple in Jerusalem