John 2:14
He found sellers of oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money changers were sitting there.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
In Context
13Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:23You must eat before Yahweh your God, in the place that he will choose as his sanctuary, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock; that you may learn to always honor Yahweh your God.
Matthew 21:12Then Jesus entered the temple. He cast out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
Mark 11:17He taught them and said, “Is it not written, 1 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers.”
Matthew Henry on John 2:13-23
Temple-Merchandise Punished; Christ's Death and Resurrection Foretold. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. 13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the… Read the whole commentary →