John 2:13-17

John wrote the gospel bearing his name years after Matthew, Mark and Luke penned the first three gospels. Matthew, Mark and Luke all record that Jesus cleansed the temple in the week prior to the crucifixion. It is apparent that the cleansing of the temple of which John wrote took place much earlier in Jesus’ ministry. Both this cleansing and the cleansing just prior to Jesus’ death and resurrection occurred during the passover…