He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 2:14 in context
John 2:11–17
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This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
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The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.
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He made a whip of cords and drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money and overthrew their tables.
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To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
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His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”
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