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Did Jesus whip people? Personal reflections on a troubling Bible story

Bruce Gillette argues that the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) mistranslates John 2:13-22.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple by El Greco. Public domain.

Have you ever seen what a whipping can do to a person? I have, and I will never forget. A preschool-age child came to our home to be our foster son. When it was time for his first bath, we discovered the scars on this beautiful child’s back. We also learned quickly that the child had more than physical wounds; he had deep emotional trauma. Every night we would gently put him to bed and later discover him standing quietly by our bedside,...

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