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Jesus Cleanses the Temple

John 2:18

In 9 translations

BSB
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
KJV
¶ Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
WEB
The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
ASV
The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
LSV
the Jews then answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us—that You do these things?”
YLT
the Jews then answered and said to him, 'What sign dost thou shew to us — that thou dost these things?'
DBY
The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign shewest thou to us, that thou doest these things?
DRC
The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him: What sign dost thou shew unto us, seeing thou dost these things?
GNV
Then answered the Iewes, and saide vnto him, What signe shewest thou vnto vs, that thou doest these things?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Τί σημεῖον δεικνύεις ἡμῖν, ὅτι ταῦτα ποιεῖς;
RP2018
Ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Τί σημεῖον δεικνύεις ἡμῖν, ὅτι ταῦτα ποιεῖς;
TR-Boyd
Ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Τί σημεῖον δεικνύεις ἡμῖν, ὅτι ταῦτα ποιεῖς;
SCR1894
απεκριθησαν ουν οι ιουδαιοι και ειπον αυτω τι σημειον δεικνυεις ημιν οτι ταυτα ποιεις

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◆ First Passover and Temple Cleansing

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 11:29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
  • Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  • Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  • John 6:30So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
  • Mark 11:27–28After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the…
  • Luke 20:1–2One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him. “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing…
  • Matthew 16:1–4Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning,…
  • Acts 4:7They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
  • Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
  • John 1:25asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
  • Matthew 12:38–42Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet…

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