John 2:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁶ 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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.

John 2:16 Cross References

Matthew 21:12

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].

Matthew 21:13

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.’”

Matthew 22:5

But they made fun of it, and went on about their business, one to his farm, another to his store.

Mark 11:17

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.’”

Luke 2:49

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”]?”

John 10:29

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.

John 2:15

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.

John 20:17

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.’”

John 5:17

But Jesus said to them, “My Father is continuing to work and I am working.”

John 8:49

Jesus answered; “I am not dominated by an evil spirit. But I give honor to my Father and you people dishonor me.

1 Timothy 6:5

[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.

2 Peter 2:3

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.