They did not object to the cleansing; they felt that Jesus was not acting out of human anger, but out of holy zeal for the honor of God’s house, to bring back the Spirit of worship in truth for the multitude; rather they wished to ascertain the reasons and motives that moved him. So Jesus became a foe in their eyes, because he sought to reform the temple without recourse to their priestly organizations.
Tupe ukweli na thibitisho kuhusu mamlaka yako! Hawakupinga kutakaswa kwa hekalu; walihisi kwamba Yesu hakufanya haya kwa hasira ya kibinadamu, lakini kwa juhudi kweli kwa heshima ya nyumba ya Mungu. Walihisi atarejesha roho ya ibada kwa watu wengi. Hata hivyo walitaka kuhakikisha sababu na malengo yake yaliyomsukuma.