New American Standard Bible 2020

John 2:13-25

13The PassoverπάσχαpaschaG3957of the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451,and JesusἸησοῦς.IēsousG2424wentG305upG305to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414.

14And withinἐνenG1722the templeG2413groundsHe foundεὗρενheurenG2147thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453oxenβόαςboasG1016,sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,and dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058,and the moneyG2773changersG2773seatedκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521at their tables.

15And He madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160a whipφραγέλλιονphragellionG5416ofcordsσχοινίωνschoiniōnG4979,and droveG1544themallπάνταςpantasG3956outG1544of the templeG2413area,with the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and the oxenβόας,boasG1016;and He pouredἐξέχεενexecheenG1632outG1632the coinsκέρμα,kermaG2772of the moneyκολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnG2855changersG2855and overturnedἀνέτρεψεν,anetrepsenG396their tablesτραπέζαςtrapezasG5132;

16and to thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦσινpōlousinG4453the dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058He saidG3004,“TakeἄρατεarateG142theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778awayG142fromG1782hereἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782;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 upG1453.”

20The JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767saidG3004, “It tookforty-sixἓξhexG5065 G2532 G1803yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094to buildοἰκοδομήθηoikodomēthēG3618thisοὗτος,houtosG3778templeναὸςnaosG3485, and yetYou will raiseἐγερεῖςegereisG1453it upG1453in threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250?”

21But He was speakingἔλεγενelegenG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012thetempleναοῦnaouG3485of 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 nameὄνομαonomaG3686as theyobservedθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334His signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739He was doingἐποίει.epoieiG4160.

24But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,on His partG846,was not entrustingἐπίστευενepisteuenG4100HimselfG846to them, becauseδιὰdiaG1223He knewγινώσκεινginōskeinG1097allG3956peopleG3956,

25and becauseὅτιhotiG3754He did not needχρείανchreianG5532anyoneτιςtisG5100to testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012mankindἀνθρώπου·anthrōpouG444,for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846knewἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whatτίtiG5101was in mankindἀνθρώπῳ.¶anthrōpōG444.

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