# General Information:

Jesus and his disciples go up to Jerusalem to the temple.

# went up to Jerusalem

This indicates that he went from a lower place to a higher place. Jerusalem is built on a hill.

# were sitting there

The next verse makes it clear that these people are in the temple courtyard. That area was intended for worship and not for commerce.

# sellers of oxen and sheep and pigeons

People are buying animals in the temple courtyard to sacrifice them to God.

# money changers

Jewish authorities required people who wanted to buy animals for sacrifices to exchange their money for special money from the "money changers."

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/passover]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sheep]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dove]]