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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 2:15 in context
John 2:12–18
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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.
13
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
14
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.
16
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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The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
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