John 2:16
Strong's Lexicon
To those
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

selling
πωλοῦσιν (pōlousin)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4453: To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.

doves
περιστερὰς (peristeras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4058: A dove, pigeon. Of uncertain derivation; a pigeon.

He said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Get
Ἄρατε (Arate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

these
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

out of here !
ἐντεῦθεν (enteuthen)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1782: Hence, from this place, on this side and on that. From the same as enthade; hence; on both sides.

How dare you
μὴ ()
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

turn
ποιεῖτε (poieite)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Father’s
Πατρός (Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

house {into}
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

a marketplace
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

ἐμπορίου (emporiou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1712: A place of traffic, mart, market, market-house. Neuter from emporos; a mart.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!

Young's Literal Translation
and to those selling the doves he said, ‘Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace! ”,

New American Standard Bible
and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business."

King James Bible
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father's house into a market!"

New Living Translation
Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, "Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!"

English Standard Version
And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”

New American Standard Bible
and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business."

King James Bible
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He told those who were selling doves, "Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!"

International Standard Version
Then he told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"

NET Bible
To those who sold the doves he said, "Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father's house a marketplace!"

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'
















Cross References
Matthew 21:12
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

Matthew 22:5
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

Luke 2:49
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

John 2:15
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;

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 2:14
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

John 2:13
And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

John 2:17
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

John 2:18
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

John 2:19
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
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