Passage
John 2.13
Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
11. This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 12. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.
13. And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15. and he made a scourge of cords, and cast all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables; (John 2:11-15, ASV)
WEB
11. This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. 12. 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.
- He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting. 15. He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew their tables. (John 2:11-15, WEB)
KJV
11. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 12. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
13. And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
- And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15. And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; (John 2:11-15, KJV)
YLT
11. This beginning of the signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him; 12. after this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they remained not many days.
13. And the passover of the Jews was nigh, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
- and he found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting, 15. and having made a whip of small cords, he put all forth out of the temple, also the sheep, and the oxen; and of the money-changers he poured out the coins, and the tables he overthrew, (John 2:11-15, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- G2424 - Iesous, Iesous, Strong's G2424
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Arguments and defeaters:
- Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence
- Jesus is Jacobs Ladder, via John 2.13-22
- Liar Lunatic or Lord, via John 2.13-17
- Mohammed Killed Mockers Objection Defeater, via John 2.13-17
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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