13 [a]For the Jews’ Passover was at hand. Therefore Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14 [b]And he found in the Temple those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and changers of money sitting there.

15 Then he made a scourge of small cords and drove them all out of the Temple with the sheep and oxen, and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew their tables,

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Footnotes

  1. John 2:13 Christ being made subject to the Law for us, satisfieth the Law of the Passover.
  2. John 2:14 Christ being ordained to purge the Church, doth with great zeal begin his office both of Priest and Prophet.

Jesus Clears the Temple Courts(A)

13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(B) Jesus went up to Jerusalem.(C) 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves,(D) and others sitting at tables exchanging money.(E) 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.

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