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Berean Standard Bible

“In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.”

John 2:14

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Passover is near and Jesus goes up to Jerusalem. John places this scene early in His ministry, while the Synoptic Gospels place a similar cleansing near the end.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

World English Bible (WEB)

He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.

King James Version (KJV)

And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there in the Temple he saw men trading in oxen and sheep and doves, and he saw the changers of money in their seats:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y halló en el templo á los que vendían bueyes, y ovejas, y palomas, y á los cambiadores sentados.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dentro del templo encontró a los que vendían bueyes, ovejas y palomas, y a los que cambiaban dinero sentados a sus mesas.

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