Holy Scripture
Luke 19:47
A church father on this verse
“As one who possessed authority over the temple, he took care of it.… Their duty was to worship him, as One who with God the Father was Lord of the temple. In their great folly, they did not do this, but rather being savagely eager for hatred, they set up the sharp sting of wickedness against him and hurried to murder,…”
Source: KJV New Testament
Original
47And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
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45And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
— Luke 19:47 —
48And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.