13 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

The Cleansing of the Temple

14 And he found in the temple courts[a] those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated. 15 And he made a whip of cords and[b] drove them[c] all out of the temple courts,[d] both the sheep and the oxen, and he poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their[e] tables.

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Footnotes

  1. John 2:14 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  2. John 2:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“made”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. John 2:15 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. John 2:15 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  5. John 2:15 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

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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