John 2:16

The Passion Translation

And he told the merchants, “Get these things out of here! Don’t you dare commercialize my Father’s house!”

Cross References

Jeremiah 7:11

Do you really consider this house that bears my name to be a robbers’ den? I know everything that you have been doing! I, Yahweh, have spoken.

Matthew 21:12

Upon entering Jerusalem Jesus went directly into the temple area and drove away all the merchants who were buying and selling their goods. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the stands of those selling doves.

Matthew 21:13

And he said to them, “My dwelling place will be known as a house of prayer, but you have made it into a hangout for thieves!”

Matthew 22:5

“But the invited guests were not impressed. One was preoccupied with his business; another went off to his farming enterprise.

Mark 11:17

Then he began to teach the people, saying, “Does not the Scripture say, ‘My house will be a house of prayer for all the world to share’? But you have made it a hangout of thieves!”

Luke 2:49

Jesus said to them, “Why would you need to search for me? Didn’t you know that it was necessary for me to be here in my Father’s house, consumed with him?”

John 10:29

My Father, who has given them to me as his gift, is the mightiest of all, and no one has the power to snatch them from my Father’s care.

John 2:15

So Jesus found some cords and made them into a whip. Then he drove out every one of them and their animals from the courtyard of the temple, and he kicked over their tables filled with money, scattering it everywhere!

John 20:17

Jesus cautioned her, “Mary, don’t cling to me, for I haven’t yet ascended to God, my Father. And he’s not only my Father and God, but now he’s your Father and your God! Now go to my brothers and tell them what I’ve told you, that I am ascending to my Father—and your Father, to my God—and your God!”

John 5:17

Jesus answered his critics by saying, “Every day my Father is at work, and I will be, too!”

John 8:49

Jesus replied, “It is not a demon that would cause me to honor my Father. I live my life for his honor, even though you insult me for it.

1 Timothy 6:5

They add misery to many lives by corrupting their minds and cheating them of the truth. They equate the worship of God with making great sums of money.

2 Peter 2:3

They are only out for themselves, ready to exploit you for their own gain through their cunning arguments. Their condemnation has been a long time coming. But their destruction does not slumber or sit idly by, for it is sure to come.