John 2:16

Good News Translation

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

Cross References

Jeremiah 7:11

Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers? I have seen what you are doing.

Matthew 21:12

Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the stools of those who sold pigeons,

Matthew 21:13

and said to them, “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it a hideout for thieves!”

Matthew 22:5

But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store,

Mark 11:17

He then taught the people: “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!”

Luke 2:49

He answered them, “Why did you have to look for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house?”

John 10:29

What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care.

John 2:15

So he made a whip from cords and drove all the animals out of the Temple, both the sheep and the cattle; he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and scattered their coins;

John 20:17

“Do not hold on to me,” Jesus told her, “because I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am returning to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God.”

John 5:17

Jesus answered them, “My Father is always working, and I too must work.”

John 8:49

“I have no demon,” Jesus answered. “I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant arguments from people whose minds do not function and who no longer have the truth. They think that religion is a way to become rich.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!