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John 2:12-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
John 2:12-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they remained there a few days.(A)
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
13 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(B) 14 In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, with the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!”(C) 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”(D) 18 The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?”(E) 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”(F) 20 The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking of the temple of his body.(G) 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
23 When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to testify about anyone, for he himself knew what was in everyone.(H)
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John 2:12-25
New International Version
John 2:12-25
New International Version
12 After this he went down to Capernaum(A) with his mother(B) and brothers(C) and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.
Jesus Clears the Temple Courts(D)
13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(E) Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(F) 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves,(G) and others sitting at tables exchanging money.(H) 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house(I) into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”[a](J)
18 The Jews(K) then responded to him, “What sign(L) can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”(M)
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”(N)
20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.(O) 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said.(P) Then they believed the scripture(Q) and the words that Jesus had spoken.
23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,(R) many people saw the signs(S) he was performing and believed(T) in his name.[b] 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind,(U) for he knew what was in each person.(V)
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