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I. Jesus at the temple (19:45-48) 1. Read 45-48. Why did Jesus go to the temple instead of the palace? What did he do and say in the temple? Why? How should God’s house be used? 2. How did the people respond to Jesus’ actions and words? How did the religious leaders respond to him? What does this show about Jesus? II. The authority of Jesus questioned 3. Read verses 1 and 2. Where was Jesus and what was he doing when the religious leaders approached him with a question? What was their question and what lay behind it? 4. Read verses 3-8. How did Jesus handle the question? Why? Why couldn’t they answer his counter-question? What did they finally answer? What does this reveal about their attitude toward the truth?

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