New American Standard Bible 1995

John 2:13-25

13The PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451,and JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424wentἀνέβηanebēG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414.

14And He foundεὗρενheurenG2147in the templeG2413thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453oxenβόαςboasG1016and sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058,and the moneyG2773changersG2773seatedκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521at their tables.

15And He madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160a scourgeφραγέλλιονphragellionG5416of cordsσχοινίωνschoiniōnG4979,and droveἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544themallπάνταςpantasG3956out of the templeG2413,with the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and the oxenβόας,boasG1016;and He pouredἐξέχεενexecheenG1632out the coinsκέρμα,kermaG2772of the moneyκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855changersG2855and overturnedἀνέτρεψεν,anetrepsenG396their tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132;

16and to thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦσινpōlousinG4453the dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058He saidG3004,“TakeἄρατεarateG142theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778awayG142;stopμὴmēG3361makingποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἶκονoikonG3624aplaceοἶκονoikonG3624of businessἐμπορίου.emporiouG1712.”

17HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403that it was writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125, “ZealζῆλοςzēlosG2205for Your houseοἴκουoikouG3624will consumeκαταφάγεταίkataphagetaiG2719me.”

18The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004to Him, “WhatτίtiG5101signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592do You showδεικνύειςdeiknueisG1166usas your authority for doingποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?”

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them, “DestroyλύσατεlusateG3089thisτοῦτον,toutonG3778templeναὸνnaonG3485,and in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250I will raiseἐγερῶegerōG1453it up.”

20The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004, “It tookforty-sixἓξhexG5065 G2532 G1803yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094to buildοἰκοδομήθηoikodomēthēG3618thisοὗτος,houtosG3778templeναὸςnaosG3485,and will You raiseἐγερεῖςegereisG1453it up in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250?”

21But He was speakingἔλεγενelegenG3004of thetempleναοῦnaouG3485of His bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

22SoοὖνounG3767whenὅτεhoteG3753He was raisedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498, HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403that He saidἔλεγενelegenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778;and they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100the ScriptureγραφῇgraphēaG1124and the wordλόγῳlogōG3056whichὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424had spokenG3004.

23NowδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613He was in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atthe PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,duringG1722the feastἑορτῇ,he'ortēaG1859,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100in His nameὄνομαonomaG3686,observingθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334His signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739He was doingἐποίει.epoieiG4160.

24But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,on His partG846,was not entrustingἐπίστευενepisteuenG4100HimselfG846to them, forHe knewγινώσκεινginōskeinG1097allG3956menG3956,

25and becauseὅτιhotiG3754He did not needχρείανchreianG5532anyoneτιςtisG5100to testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140concerningπερὶperiG4012manἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444,for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846knewἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whatτίtiG5101was in manἀνθρώπῳ.¶anthrōpōG444.

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