John 2:16
“And said vnto them that sold doues Take these things hence, make not my fathers house an house of merchandize.”
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John 2:16 Context
14And found in the Temple those that sold oxen, and sheepe, and doues, and the changers of money, sitting. 15And when he had made a scourge of small cordes, he droue them all out of the Temple, and the sheepe & the oxen, and powred out the changers money, and ouerthrew the tables, 16And said vnto them that sold doues Take these things hence, make not my fathers house an house of merchandize. 17And his disciples remembred that it was written, The zeale of thine house hath eaten me vp. 18¶ Then answered the Iewes, and said vnto him, What signe shewest thou vnto vs, seeing that thou doest these things?
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Other Translations for John 2:16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
- King James Version
and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.
- Basic English Bible
and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
- Darby Bible
And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence: make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
- Webster's Bible
And to the pigeon-dealers He said, "Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market."
- Weymouth Bible
To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!"
- World English Bible
And he seide to hem that selden culueris, Take awei fro hennus these thingis, and nyle ye make the hous of my fadir an hous of marchaundise.
- Wycliffe Bible
and to those selling the doves he said, `Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for John 2:16
Joh 2:16 Make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. How often still the Father's house is so desecrated! This cleansing was a different one from that which occurred three years later at the close of his ministry (Mt 21:12).