Revised Literal Translation

John 2:12-25

12AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778he went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584,heαὐτὸςautosG846,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherἡ μήτηρhē mētērG3588 G3384,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846brethrenοἱ ἀδελφοὶhoi adelphoiG3588 G80,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101:andκαὶkaiG2532they continuedἔμεινανemeinanG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563notοὐouG3756manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250.

13τὸtoG3588τῶνtōnG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the Jews’Ἰουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453passoverπάσχαpaschaG3957wasἦνēnG1510at handἐγγὺςengusG1451,andκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς.ho IēsousG3588 G2424went upἀνέβηanebēG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,

14τῷtōG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρενheurenG2147inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷ τοὺςhi'erō tousG3588 G2411those that soldπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453oxenβόαςboasG1016andκαὶkaiG2532sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532dovesπεριστερὰςperisterasG4058,andκαὶkaiG2532the changers of moneyτοὺς κερματιστὰςtous kermatistasG3588 G2773sittingκαθημένους,kathēmenousG2521:

15τοῦtouG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160a scourgeφραγέλλιονphragellionG5416ofἐκekG1537small cordsσχοινίωνschoiniōnG4979,he droveἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544them allπάνταςpantasG3956outἐκekG1537of the templeἱεροῦ, τάhi'erou taG3588 G2411,andτεteG5037the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andκαὶkaiG2532the oxenτοὺς βόας,tous boasG3588 G1016;andκαὶkaiG2532poured outἐξέχεενexecheenG1632the changers’τῶν κολλυβιστῶνtōn kollubistōnG3588 G2855moneyτὸ κέρμα,to kermaG3588 G2772,andκαὶkaiG2532overthrewG390the tablesτὰς τραπέζαςtas trapezasG3588 G5132;

16τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto them that soldπωλοῦσινpōlousinG4453dovesτὰς περιστερὰςtas peristerasG3588 G4058,TakeἄρατεarateG142these thingsταῦταtautaG3778henceἐντεῦθεν,enteuthenG1782;makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160notμὴmēG3361myG1473Father’sτὸν πατρόςton patrosG3588 G3962houseοἶκον τοῦoikon touG3588 G3624an houseοἶκονoikonG3624of merchandiseἐμπορίου.emporiouG1712.

17AndG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3588 G3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasἐστίν·estinG1510writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125,The zealζῆλοςzēlosG3588 G2205ofG3588 G3624thineσουsouG4771houseοἴκουoikouG3588 G3624hath eatenG2719meG1473upG2719.

18οἱhoiG3588ThenοὖνounG3767answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,WhatτίtiG5101signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592shewest thouδεικνύειςdeiknueisG1166unto usG1473,seeing thatὅτιhotiG3754thou doestποιεῖς;¶poieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,DestroyλύσατεlusateG3089thisτοῦτον,toutonG3778templeναὸνnaonG3588 G3485,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250I will raiseἐγερῶegerōG1453itαὐτόν.autonG846upG1453.

20οἱhoiG3588ThenοὖνounG3767saidG3004the JewsἸουδαῖοι·IoudaioiG2453,FortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062andκαὶkaiG2532sixἓξhexG1803yearsἔτεσινetesinG2094wasG3618thisοὗτος,houtosG3778templeὁ ναὸςho naosG3588 G3485in buildingG3618,andκαὶkaiG2532wiltG1453thouσὺsuG4771rearG1453it upαὐτόν;autonG846inἐνenG1722threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250?

21ButδὲdeG1161heἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565spakeἔλεγενelegenG3004ofπερὶperiG4012the templeναοῦnaouG3588 G3485ofG3588 G4983hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846bodyσώματοςsōmatosG3588 G4983.

22WhenὅτεhoteG3753thereforeοὖνounG3767he was risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,hisG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101rememberedἐμνήσθησανemnēsthēsanG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754he had saidἔλεγενelegenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778unto themG846;andκαὶkaiG2532they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100the scriptureτῇ γραφῇtēa graphēaG3588 G1124,andκαὶkaiG2532the wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056whichὃνhonG3739Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς.¶ho IēsousG3588 G2424had saidG3004.

23G3588NowδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613he wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414atἐνenG1722the passoverπάσχαpaschaG3957,inἐνenG1722the feastἑορτῇ,he'ortēaG3588 G1859day,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686,when they sawθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334the miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG3588 G4592whichἃhaG3739heαὐτοῦautouG846didἐποίει.epoieiG4160.

24G3588ButδὲdeG1161G846JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424didG4100notοὐκoukG3756commitG4100himselfG1438unto themG846,becauseδιὰdiaG1223heG846knewγινώσκεινginōskeinG1097allπάνταςpantasG3956men,

25εἶχενeichenG2192AndκαὶkaiG2532ὅτιhotiG3754neededχρείανchreianG5532notοὐouG3756thatἵναinaG2443anyτιςtisG5100should testifyμαρτυρήσῃmarturēsēG3140ofπερὶperiG4012manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου·tou anthrōpouG3588 G444:forγὰρgarG1063heαὐτὸςautosG846knewἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whatτίtiG5101wasἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722manτῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.¶tō anthrōpōG3588 G444.

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