John 2:16

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“To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!””

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BSBPD

“To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 2:16 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
  2. Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
  3. Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
  4. Matthew 21:13And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
  5. Mark 11:17Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
  6. Luke 2:49“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
  7. John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
  8. John 8:49“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
  9. John 10:29My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
  10. John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
  11. Acts 19:24It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
  12. 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
  13. 2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
  14. 2 Peter 2:14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

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