John 2:16
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And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.

Matthew 21:12
And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the money changers and the chairs of them that sold doves.

Matthew 22:5
But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise.

Luke 2:49
And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my father's business?

John 2:15
And when he had made, as it were, a scourge of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also and the oxen: and the money of the changers he poured out, and the tables he overthrew.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.

make.

Isaiah 56:5-11 I will give to them in my house, and within my walls, a place, and a name better than sons and daughters: I will give them an everlasting name which shall never perish. . . .

Jeremiah 7:11 Is this house then, in which my name hath been called upon, in your eyes become a den of robbers? I, I am he: I have seen it, saith the Lord.

Hosea 12:7,8 He is like Chanaan, there is a deceitful balance in his hand, he hath loved oppression. . . .

Matthew 21:13 And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.

Mark 11:17 And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written: My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations, but you have made it a den of thieves.

Acts 19:24-27 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen. . . .

1 Timothy 6:5 Conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.

2 Peter 2:3,14,15 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not: and their perdition slumbereth not. . . .

my.

John 5:17 But Jesus answered them: My Father worketh until now; and I work.

John 8:49 Jesus answered: I have not a devil: but I honour my Father. And you have dishonoured me.

John 10:29 That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father.

John 20:17 Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me: for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and to your God.

Luke 2:49 And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my father's business?

Context
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15And when he had made, as it were, a scourge of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also and the oxen: and the money of the changers he poured out, and the tables he overthrew. 16And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic. 17And his disciples remembered, that it was written: The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up.…
Lexicon
To those
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

selling
πωλοῦσιν (pōlousin)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4453: To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.

doves
περιστερὰς (peristeras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4058: A dove, pigeon. Of uncertain derivation; a pigeon.

He said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Get
Ἄρατε (Arate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

these
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

out of here!
ἐντεῦθεν (enteuthen)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1782: Hence, from this place, on this side and on that. From the same as enthade; hence; on both sides.

How dare you
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

turn
ποιεῖτε (poieite)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Father’s
Πατρός (Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

house {into}
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

a marketplace!”
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.


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

And to those selling doves He said, "Take these things from here! Do not make My Father's house a house of trade."

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

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

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

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

And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence: make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

And to the pigeon-dealers He said, "Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market."

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

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