John 2:16

John 2:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
• New International Version (NIV)To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”

Context of John 2:16

14He found those who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons in the temple courtyard. He also found moneychangers sitting there. 15He made a whip from small ropes and threw everyone with their sheep and cattle out of the temple courtyard. He dumped the moneychangers’ coins and knocked over their tables. He told those who sold pigeons, “Pick up this stuff, and get it out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” 17His disciples remembered that Scripture said, “Devotion for your house will consume me.” 18The Jews reacted by asking Jesus, “What miracle can you show us to justify what you’re doing?”

John 2:16 word by word

καὶ τοῖς τὰς περιστερὰς πωλοῦσιν εἶπεν· ἄρατε ταῦτα ἐντεῦθεν, μὴ ποιεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου οἶκον ἐμπορίου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto them that soldπωλέωpōleō · to sellG4453
• dovesπεριστεράperistera · doveG4058
• Takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• henceἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενenteuthen · from hereG1782
• makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• notμήmē · notG3361
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Father’sπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• of merchandiseἐμπόριονemporion · marketplace/tradeG1712

Cross-references for John 2:16

• Isaiah 56:5Inside my house and within my walls, I will give them something better than sons and daughters. I will give them a monument and a name. I will give them a permanent name that will not be forgotten.
• Jeremiah 7:11The house that is called by my name has become a gathering place for thieves. I have seen what you are doing,’ ” declares the Lord.
• Hosea 12:7⌞The Lord says,⌟ “The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people.
• Matthew 21:13He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you’re turning it into a gathering place for thieves!”
• Mark 11:17Then he taught them by saying, “Scripture says, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a gathering place for thieves.”
• Acts 19:24Demetrius, a silversmith, was in the business of making silver models of the temple of Artemis. His business brought a huge profit for the men who worked for him.
• 1 Timothy 6:5and conflict between people whose corrupt minds have been robbed of the truth. They think that a godly life is a way to make a profit.
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.
• John 5:17Jesus replied to them, “My Father is working right now, and so am I.”
• John 8:49Jesus answered, “I’m not possessed. I honor my Father, but you dishonor me.
• John 10:29My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than everyone else, and no one can tear them away from my Father.
• John 20:17Jesus told her, “Don’t hold on to me. I have not yet gone to the Father. But go to my brothers and sisters and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
• Luke 2:49Jesus said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you realize that I had to be in my Father’s house?”

Commentaries on John 2:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 The first public work in which we find Christ engaged, was driving from the temple the traders whom the covetous priests and rulers encouraged to make a market-place of its courts. Those now make God's house a house of merchandise, whose minds are filled with cares about worldly business when attending religious exercises, or who perform Divine offices for love of gain. Christ, having thus cleansed the temple, gave a sign to those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17Many people came to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. They needed animals that met the requirements for sacrifice. The animals had to be approved for worship. Because of this need, a large business developed. People sold animals and exchanged money for the right kind of coins. However, this buying and selling was taking place in the temple itself. Jesus acted like a prophet. He demanded that God’s house return to its true purpose. The temple was meant…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2514-17. in the temple--not the temple itself, as Joh 2:19-21, but the temple-court. sold oxen, &c.--for the convenience of those who had to offer them in sacrifice. changers of money--of Roman into Jewish money, in which the temple dues (see on Mt 17:24) had to be paid.Read the comment

Topics related to John 2:16

• Church
• Covetousness
• God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sacrilege
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Fill
• Hour
• Propitiation
• Scourge
• Syriac
• Temple
• Testify
• Debt; Debtor
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Father's House, Fathers' House

Commentaries on John 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings