John 2:12-14

Expanded Bible

Jesus in the Temple^(A)

¹² After this, Jesus went to the town of Capernaum [^Ca town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee] with his mother, brothers, and ·followers [disciples]. They stayed there for just a few days. ¹³ When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover Feast [^Cannual festival that celebrates God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt; Ex. 12], Jesus ·went [^Lwent up] to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ In the Temple [area; ^Cnot in the Temple proper, but in the outer courtyard, the Court of the Gentiles] he found people selling cattle, sheep, and ·doves [or pigeons; ^Cfor sacrifices in the Temple]. ·He saw others sitting at tables, exchanging different kinds of money [^L…and moneychangers sitting; ^Cthe annual temple tax (Ex. 30:11–16) had to be paid in Tyrian shekels, because of their high quality silver].