Jesus Cleanses the Temple
John 2:16
In 9 translations
- BSB
- To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
- KJV
- And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
- WEB
- To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
- ASV
- and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.
- LSV
- and He said to those selling the doves, “Take these things from here; do not make the house of My Father a house of merchandise.”
- YLT
- and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'
- DBY
- and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
- DRC
- And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.
- GNV
- And said vnto them that solde doues, Take these things hence: make not my fathers house, an house of marchandise.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ τοῖς τὰς περιστερὰς πωλοῦσιν εἶπεν· Ἄρατε ταῦτα ἐντεῦθεν, μὴ ποιεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου οἶκον ἐμπορίου.
- RP2018
- καὶ τοῖς τὰς περιστερὰς πωλοῦσιν εἶπεν, Ἄρατε ταῦτα ἐντεῦθεν· μὴ ποιεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου οἶκον ἐμπορίου.
- TR-Boyd
- καὶ τοῖς τὰς περιστερὰς πωλοῦσιν εἶπεν, Ἄρατε ταῦτα ἐντεῦθεν· μὴ ποιεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου οἶκον ἐμπορίου.
- SCR1894
- και τοις τας περιστερας πωλουσιν ειπεν αρατε ταυτα εντευθεν μη ποιειτε τον οικον του πατρος μου οικον εμποριου
Who and where
👤 God◆ First Passover and Temple Cleansing
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
TempleVaingloryTemple, Herod’sSacrilegeDove, TheLustFather's House, Fathers' HouseMerchandiseDebt; DebtorTemple, the Second
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Cross-references most cited first
- Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
- Matthew 21:13And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Mark 11:17Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Isaiah 56:5–11I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. And the foreigners who join themselves to…
- Luke 2:49“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
- 2 Peter 2:14–15Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow…
- Hosea 12:7–8A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
- 2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
- John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
- Acts 19:24–27It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you…
- 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
- John 10:29My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
- John 8:49“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
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