Matthew 21:13

¹³אָמַר לָהֶם: "הֵן כָּתוּב, ''''בֵּיתִי בֵּית־תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא'''', אַךְ אַתֶּם הוֹפְכִים אוֹתוֹ לִמְעָרַת פָּרִיצִים."f

Matthew 21 marks a decisive pivot in the Gospel narrative. Jesus enters Jerusalem in a deliberately provocative display of messianic kingship, cleanses the temple with prophetic authority, curses a fig tree as a living parable of judgment, and engages in escalating confrontations