John 2:15

John 2:15

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

13 ^aNow the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 ^aAnd He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers¹ doing business.

15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables.

16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make ^aMy Father’s house a house of merchandise!”

17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, ^a“Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”

18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, ^a“What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?”

19 Jesus answered and said to them, ^a“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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A scourge of cords (fragellion ek sxoiniwn). The Latin flagellum. In papyri, here only in N.T. and note Latin l becomes r in Koin‚. Sxoiniwn is a diminutive of sxoinov (a rush), old word for rope, in N.T. only here and Acts 27:32.

Cast out (ecebalen). Second aorist active indicative of ekballw. It is not said that Jesus smote the sheep and oxen (note te kai, both and), for a flourish of the scourge would answer.

He poured out (ecexeen). Second aorist active indicative of ekxew, to pour out.

The changers' money (twn kollubistwn ta kermata). "The small pieces of money (kermata, cut in pieces, change) of the bankers (kollubisthv from kollubov, clipped, late word see on Matthew 21:12)." Perhaps he took up the boxes and emptied the money.

Overthrew their tables (tav trapezav anetreyen). First aorist active indicative of anatrepw, to turn up, though some MSS. have anestreyen from anastrefw, also to turn up.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 2:15:**

Luke 19:23
Luke 19:45
Acts 6:2
Acts 27:32
3 John 1:10

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