[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

>Communist Anti-Pope Francis: Jesus’ famous remark, “Do not make My Father’s house a marketplace!”

That’s not what Jesus said. He called it “a den of thieves”. They were gouging the faithful who needed to buy sacrifices.

I don’t see a problem with vernacular, as long as it is theologically sound and well done, which I take it is neither. Not being Catholic I wouldn’t know for sure.

But removing the bit about “the perfidious Jew” has to count for something positive.

[Verginius Rufus]

Actually both versions are Scriptural. In Matthew, Mark, and Luke Jesus refers to the "den of thieves." In John 2.16 the word is emporion meaning a marketplace or trading place.

It was part of the Gospel reading for today and I was following along in the Greek New Testament while the English text was being read aloud and was a bit surprised that it did not say "den of thieves." I just checked the other three Gospels and they have the same phrase meaning "den of thieves" (or "cave of robbers" if you will).

[Verginius Rufus]

Actually both versions are Scriptural. In Matthew, Mark, and Luke Jesus refers to the "den of thieves." In John 2.16 the word is emporion meaning a marketplace or trading place.

It was part of the Gospel reading for today and I was following along in the Greek New Testament while the English text was being read aloud and was a bit surprised that it did not say "den of thieves." I just checked the other three Gospels and they have the same phrase meaning "den of thieves" (or "cave of robbers" if you will).