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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,

KJV

Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸ ἱερόν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἐξέβαλεν πάντας τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καὶ τὰς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψεν καὶ τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τὰς περιστεράς,

Greek NT

Et intravit Jesus in templum Dei, et ejiciebat omnes vendentes et ementes in templo, et mensas numulariorum, et cathedras vendentium columbas evertit :

Vulgate

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;

ASV

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 money changers and the chairs of them that sold doves.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθέδρα
kathedra
noun · 3×
καταστρέφω
katastrepho
verb · 3×
κολλυβιστής
kollubistes
noun · 3×
περιστερά
peristera
noun · 10×
πωλέω
poleo
verb · 22×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
τράπεζα
trapeza
noun · 15×
ἀγοράζω
agorazo
verb · 30×
ἐκβάλλω
ekballo
verb · 80×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἱερόν
ieron
noun · 72×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦς | WH/Treg/NIV: Ἰησοῦς | RP: ὁ Ἰησοῦς
  • ἸησοῦςSBLGNT
  • ἸησοῦςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὁ ἸησοῦςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἱερόν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἱερόν | RP: + τοῦ θεοῦ
  • ἱερόνSBLGNT
  • ἱερόνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + τοῦ θεοῦRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

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Cross-references

  • Deut 14:24 — And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath
  • Deut 14:26 — And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before t
  • Exod 30:13 — This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LOR
  • Ezra 7:17 — That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
  • Jer 23:11 — For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
  • John 2:14 — And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
  • John 2:14 — And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
  • Lev 1:14 — And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
  • Lev 5:7 — And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a
  • Lev 12:6 — And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering,
  • Lev 12:8 — And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement
  • Lev 14:22 — And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
  • Lev 14:30 — And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get;
  • Luke 2:24 — And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
  • 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 19:45 — And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
  • Luke 19:45 — And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
  • Mal 3:1 — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold,
  • Mark 11:11 — And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
  • Mark 11:15 — And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sol
  • Mark 11:15 — And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sol
  • Neh 13:7 — And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
  • Zech 14:21 — Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more t