John 2:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then he said to those who were selling pigeons, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a place for buying and selling!”

Cross References

Matthew 21:13

Jesus said to them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are changing it into a ‘hiding place for thieves.’”

Jeremiah 7:11

This Temple is called by my name. Is this Temple nothing more to you than a hideout for robbers? I have been watching you.’” This message is from the Lord.

Mark 11:17

Then Jesus began teaching the people and said, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.’ But you have changed it into a ‘hiding place for thieves.’”

Luke 2:49

Jesus said to them, “Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must be where my Father’s work is.”

2 Peter 2:3

These false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against these false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape God who will destroy them.

John 5:17

But he said to them, “My Father never stops working, and so I work too.”

1 Timothy 6:5

They are always making trouble, because they are people whose thinking has been confused. They have lost their understanding of the truth. They think that devotion to God is a way to get rich.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “You don’t need to hold on to me! I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my followers and tell them this: ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father. I am going back to my God and your God.’”

John 10:29

My Father is the one who gave them to me, and he is greater than all. No one can steal my sheep out of his hand.

John 8:49

Jesus answered, “I have no demon in me. I give honor to my Father, but you give no honor to me.

Matthew 21:12

Jesus went into the Temple area. He threw out all those who were selling and buying things there. He turned over the tables that belonged to those who were exchanging different kinds of money. And he turned over the benches of those who were selling doves.

Matthew 22:5

“But when the servants told the people to come, they refused to listen. They all went to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business.

John 2:15

Jesus made a whip with some pieces of rope. Then he forced all these men and the sheep and cattle to leave the Temple area. He turned over the tables of the money traders and scattered their money.