Mark 11: The Triumphal Entry and the Fig Tree

Jesus enters Jerusalem on a colt as crowds cry out in praise. He curses a fruitless fig tree, drives the sellers out of the temple, teaches about faith and forgiveness in prayer, and answers the leaders who question his authority.

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When Jesus entered the temple courts in Mark 11:15-17, what did He do, and what reason did He give?

He told the priests to expand the market into the inner courts, saying pilgrims needed more places to exchange moneyHe declared that the temple had no purpose left and told worshipers to abandon it and pray only in their own homesHe praised the merchants for supporting temple worship and urged the people to buy their sacrifices from themHe drove out the sellers and money changers, declaring that God's house was meant for prayer but had become a place of exploitation