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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-This begins the account of the religious leaders questioning Jesus's authority.
-
 # had come into the temple
 
-It is implied that Jesus did not enter the actual temple. He entered the courtyard around the temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+It is implied that Jesus did not enter the actual temple. He entered the courtyard around the temple. 
 
 # these things