John 2:16

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

John 2:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

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KJV

King James Version

And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

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WEB

World English Bible

To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

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ASV

American Standard Version

and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And to those selling the doves He said, “Take these from here! Do not make the house of My Father a house of trade!”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

John 2

¹⁴ In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

¹⁵ So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

¹⁶ To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

¹⁸ On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

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