John 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”
John 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!””
John 2:16 — World English Bible
John 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. ”
John 2:16 — American Standard Version
John 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and to those selling the doves he said, `Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'”
John 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
John 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. ”
John 2:16 — Darby Translation
John 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And said vnto them that solde doues, Take these things hence: make not my fathers house, an house of marchandise.”
John 2:16 — Geneva Bible
John 2:16 in Context — John 2
14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
What Does John 2:16 Mean?
John 2:16 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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