# John 2.17

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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>
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> **17. His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.**
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> 18. The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19. Jesus answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.</span> (John 2:15-19, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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>
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> **17. His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”**
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> 18. The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?” 19. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”</span> (John 2:15-19, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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.
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> **17. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.**
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> 18. Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19. Jesus answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.</span> (John 2:15-19, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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>
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> **17. And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'**
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> 18. the Jews then answered and said to him, 'What sign dost thou shew to us, that thou dost these things?' 19. Jesus answered and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.'</span> (John 2:15-19, YLT)

## Setting

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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; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Divine Jealousy Is Covenantal Zeal (Defeater)](/codex/divine-jealousy-is-covenantal-zeal-defeater/)
- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/), via [John 2.13-17](/codex/john-2-13-17/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2205 - zelos](/codex/g2205-zelos/)
- [H7065 - qana](/codex/h7065-qana/)
- [H7068 - qinah](/codex/h7068-qinah/)

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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](/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.