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Berean Standard Bible

“To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!””

John 2:16

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Jesus goes to Jerusalem for Passover and finds the temple courts filled with animal sellers and money changers. Their business, though useful for pilgrims, has turned a sacred space into a marketplace.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

World English Bible (WEB)

To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

King James Version (KJV)

And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father`s house a house of merchandise.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y á los que vendían las palomas, dijo: Quitad de aquí esto, y no hagáis la casa de mi Padre casa de mercado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A los que vendían palomas, les dijo:―¡Saquen esto de aquí! ¡No conviertan la casa de mi Padre en un mercado!

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