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- up to Jerusalem - This means that they traveled from a lower place to a higher place. Jerusalem is built on a hill.
- in the temple - This refers to the outer courtyard of the temple where the non-Jewish people were allowed to worship.
- those that sold - People could buy animals at the temple and sacrifice them to honor God.
- money changers - Jewish authorities required people who wanted to buy animals for sacrifices to exchange their money from outside for special money from the "money changers."