Then Jesus entered the Temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold things there. He upset the tables of the cashiers [i.e., those who exchanged foreign coins] and the benches of those who sold pigeons [for sacrifices].
John 2:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) He said to those who were selling the pigeons, “Take these things out of here, and quit making my Father’s house [i.e., the Temple] a merchandise mart.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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)! [Ps. 93:5.] American Standard Version (1901) and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. Common English Bible He said to the dove sellers, “Get these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a place of business.” Catholic Public Domain Version And to those who were selling doves, he said: "Take these things out of here, and do not make my Father's house into a house of commerce." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic. |
Then Jesus entered the Temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold things there. He upset the tables of the cashiers [i.e., those who exchanged foreign coins] and the benches of those who sold pigeons [for sacrifices].
And He said to them, “It is written [Isa. 56:7], ‘My house [i.e., the Temple] will be called a house for prayer’, but [Jer. 7:11 says], ‘You have made it a hideout for thieves.’”
But they made fun of it, and went on about their business, one to his farm, another to his store.
Then He taught them, saying, “Is it not written [Isa. 56:7], ‘My house [i.e., the Temple] will be called a house of prayer for people of all nations’? But [Jer. 7:11 says], ‘You have made it a hideout for thieves.’”
And He replied to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I had to be in my Father’s house [i.e., the Temple, or, “about my Father’s affairs”]?”
What my Father has given me [i.e., my sheep] are greater than everything [else], and no one is able to steal them from the Father’s hand.
Then Jesus made a whip out of strands of rope and drove all of the sheep and oxen out of the Temple [area], dumped out the cashiers’ money and overturned their tables.
Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not ascended to the Father yet [Note: Apparently Jesus was discouraging Mary from embracing Him in worship as was done in Matt. 28:9, and thereby causing a delay of when the rest of the disciples would learn of His resurrection], but go to my brothers and tell them [I said] ‘I am [about] to ascend to my Father and to your Father, and to my God and your God.’”
But Jesus said to them, “My Father is continuing to work and I am working.”
Jesus answered; “I am not dominated by an evil spirit. But I give honor to my Father and you people dishonor me.
[and] continual wrangling between people with corrupt minds, who are deprived of the truth. They think that [professing] godliness is a way to obtain [financial] gain.
And through greedy desires and deceptive words they will exploit you [for evil purposes]. But the judgment that they have had coming for a long time will not delay, but will eventually awaken [i.e., arrive] to bring destruction upon them.