Hmm. Older translations say "thieves", not "robbers", and both have the same negative connotation. A robber is a subset of thief, focused on stealing from particular places and who uses aggression to get your goods, such as bank robbers and highway robbers. And as opposed to a "burglar" who is a stealthy thief who breaks into buildings. It is rather consequently described, in all retellings of the scene. [[book:: Bible | Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, Luke 19:45-48, John 2:13-16 | KJV]] You say that He thought _what_ they were doing was fine, but that He was only angry about _where_ they were doing it, but they were actually notoriously shady characters, at the time, and their transactions were partly illegal and completely usurious.

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Why Jesus Opposed the Moneychangers in the Temple

The Temple was a place of worship and praise and prayer and ritual sacrifice — not a place to exploit the poor