# John 2.14

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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.
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> **14. And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:**
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> 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; 16. and to them that sold the doves he said, <span class="rl-speech">Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.</span> (John 2:12-16, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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.
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> **14. He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.**
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> 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. 16. To those who sold the doves, he said, <span class="rl-speech">“Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”</span> (John 2:12-16, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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,
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> **14. And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:**
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> 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; 16. And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. (John 2:12-16, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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,
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> **14. and he found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting,**
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> 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, 16. and to those selling the doves he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'</span> (John 2:12-16, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## 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._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Jesus is Jacobs Ladder](/codex/jesus-is-jacobs-ladder/), via [John 2.13-22](/codex/john-2-13-22/)
- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/), via [John 2.13-17](/codex/john-2-13-17/)
- [Mohammed Killed Mockers Objection Defeater](/codex/mohammed-killed-mockers-objection-defeater/), via [John 2.13-17](/codex/john-2-13-17/)

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Prophecy](/codex/biblical-prophecy/), via [John 2.13-17](/codex/john-2-13-17/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3485 - naos](/codex/g3485-naos/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.