16and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.


In Context

13 And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

15 and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables;

16 and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

17 His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house shall eat me up.

18 The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

John 2:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:16To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:16and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence: make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16To those who sold the doves, he said, |Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.