John 2:16

and sayde vnto them that solde doves: Have these thinges hence and make not my fathers housse an housse of marchaundyse.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

In Context

15And he made a scourge of small cordes and drave them all out of the temple with the shepe and oxen and powred oute the changers money and overthrue the tables

17And his disciples remembred how yt it was wrytten: the zele of thyne housse hath even eaten me.

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Cross References

Matthew 21:13and sayde to them: It is wrytten my housse shalbe called the housse of prayer. But ye have made it a denne of theves.

Luke 2:49And he sayde vnto the: how is it yt ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must goo aboute my fathers busines?

John 8:49Iesus answered: I have not the devyll: but I honour my father and ye have dishonoured me.

John 20:17Iesus sayde vnto her touche me not for I am not yet ascended to my father. But goo to my brethren and saye vnto them I ascende vnto my father and youre father to: my god and youre god.

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 →

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