In the fourth year of his ministry as Passover approached, Jesus, accompanied by companions including the “twelve disciples,” whom he had been training for their eventual mission as apostles to take the gospel to the world, journeyed to Jerusalem to keep the feast of Passover (Matthew 20:17-18). En route and after they arrived at their destination, Jesus spent several days teaching his disciples and crowds in the Temple, as well as disputing with Jewish leaders, many of whom wanted to kill him because they opposed his teachings.

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