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If you are referring to the two times Jesus 'cleansed the temple' by driving out the sellers and overturning their tables, (John 2.15 & Luke 19.45), he did this according to his objection when he said in Luke 19.46,

" Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."

Additional perspective:The gospel accounts suggest that Jesus had at least two objections to what was taking place at the temple. First, the exchange of money and the sale of animals for sacrifices was going on inside the courtyard of the temple. Second, the phrase "den of thieves" implies that inflated prices were being charged. Both were in violation of the Law of Moses.
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