He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.
By claiming God as His Father, Jesus was citing authority for His action, not claiming equality with the Father, which He did another time (John 5:18). To those present, the issue was clearly Jesus’ authority, not His identity (John 2:18).