American Standard Version
"and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. "
— John 2:16, American Standard Version
“And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”
“To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!"”
“To those who sold the doves he said,“Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!””
“And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.”
“And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.”
“And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”
And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
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;
and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.
His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.
The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.