John 2:16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
KJV
καὶ τοῖς τὰς περιστερὰς πωλοῦσιν εἶπεν· ἄρατε ταῦτα ἐντεῦθεν, μὴ ποιεῖτε τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου οἶκον ἐμπορίου.
Greek NT
Et his qui columbas vendebant, dixit : Auferte ista hinc, et nolite facere domum patris mei, domum negotiationis.
Vulgate
and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.
ASV
And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αἴρω
airo
verb · 101×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οἶκος
oikos
noun · 115×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
περιστερά
peristera
noun · 10×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πωλέω
poleo
verb · 22×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐμπόριον
emporion
noun · 1×
ἐντεῦθεν
enteuthen
adverb · 10×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§584Jesus went up to the Temple as the privileged place of encounter with God. For him, the Temple was the dwelling of his Father, a house of prayer, and he was angered that its outer court had become a place of commerce.353 He drove merchants out of it because of jealous love for his Father: "You shall not make my Father's house a house of trade. His disciples remembered that it w…
Source. Translated by George Prevost and revised by M.B. Riddle. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 10. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1888.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200188.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. My email a…
1. Jesus Comes to Capernaum. Statements of the Four Evangelists Regarding This. After this John 2:12-25 He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and there they abode not many days. And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and He found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers…
Cross-references
- 2Pet 2:3 — And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
- 2Pet 2:14 — Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
- Ezek 28:16 — By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O
- Hos 12:7 — He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
- Hos 12:7 — He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
- Isa 56:5 — Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
- Jer 7:11 — Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
- Jer 7:11 — Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
- John 5:17 — But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
- John 20:17 — Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
- 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?
- 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?
- Mark 11:17 — And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- Mark 11:17 — And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- Matt 21:13 — And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.