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John 2:16
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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.”  
20 Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”
21 But He was speaking aof the temple of His body.  
22 Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, aHis disciples remembered that He had said this1 to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.  

The Discerner of Hearts

23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the asigns which He did.  
Verse Comparison: John 2:16

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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.

Amplified® Bible
Then to those who sold the doves He said, Take these things away (out of here)! Make not My Father's house a house of merchandise (a marketplace, a sales shop)!

Contemporary English Version
Jesus said to the people who had been selling doves, "Get those doves out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace."

Darby English Version
and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

Good News Bible
and he ordered those who sold the pigeons, "Take them out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"

International Standard Version
Then he told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"

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

New American Standard Bible
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 International Version
To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!"

New King James Version
And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and to those who sold the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business."

Young's Literal Translation
and to those selling the doves he said, `Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'


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