John 2:14

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In the temple courts, He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.

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  • Mark 11:15 : 15 When they came to Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
  • Luke 19:45-46 : 45 Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying there. 46 He told them, 'It is written: My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers!'.
  • Mark 11:17 : 17 As he was teaching them, he said, 'Is it not written: My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.'
  • Deut 14:23-26 : 23 You shall eat the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He chooses for His name to dwell, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. 24 But if the journey is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it, because the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His name is too far away, then when the LORD your God blesses you, 25 you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God chooses. 26 Then you may spend the money on whatever you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or whatever you wish. You shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household.
  • Mal 3:1-3 : 1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming, 2 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, purifying the Levites and refining them like gold and silver, so they may bring offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
  • Matt 21:12-13 : 12 Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves, 13 and he said to them, 'It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves!'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 2:15-17
    3 verses
    90%

    15So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

    16To those selling doves He said, 'Get these out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!'

    17Then His disciples remembered that it is written: 'Zeal for Your house will consume me.'

  • Matt 21:12-15
    4 verses
    89%

    12Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves,

    13and he said to them, 'It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves!'

    14The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

    15When the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple, 'Hosanna to the Son of David!' they became indignant

  • Mark 11:15-17
    3 verses
    88%

    15When they came to Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

    16He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.

    17As he was teaching them, he said, 'Is it not written: My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.'

  • Luke 19:45-47
    3 verses
    84%

    45Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying there.

    46He told them, 'It is written: My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers!'.

    47Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

  • John 2:13
    75%

    13When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

  • John 8:2
    73%

    2Early in the morning, he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began teaching them.

  • John 12:14
    72%

    14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written:

  • Mark 11:11
    72%

    11Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. After looking around at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

  • Mark 11:27
    71%

    27They came again to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him.

  • Mark 11:1-5
    5 verses
    71%

    1As they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples.

    2He said to them, 'Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.'

    3'If anyone asks you,

    4They went away and found the colt tied at the door outside on the street, and they untied it.

    5Some of those standing there said to them, 'What are you doing, untying the colt?'

  • Luke 2:46
    70%

    46After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

  • Luke 20:1
    70%

    1One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him.

  • Matt 21:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

    2saying to them, 'Go into the village ahead of you, and right away you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

    3If anyone says anything to you, say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them immediately.

  • Mark 14:16
    70%

    16So the disciples went out and entered the city. They found everything just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

  • Matt 21:23
    69%

    23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?'

  • Neh 13:20
    69%

    20Once or twice, the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares spent the night outside Jerusalem.

  • Luke 21:38
    69%

    38And all the people would get up early in the morning to come to him in the temple to hear him.

  • Mark 14:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were just two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest him by deceit and kill him.

    2But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be an uproar among the people."

  • Mark 12:41
    68%

    41Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched how the crowd was putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large amounts.

  • Acts 6:12
    68%

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 24:12
    68%

    12My accusers did not find me disputing with anyone in the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues, or anywhere in the city.

  • Luke 19:30
    68%

    30saying, 'Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.'

  • Matt 24:1
    68%

    1As Jesus was leaving the temple and walking away, his disciples came to him to show him the temple buildings.

  • Luke 22:13
    68%

    13So they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

  • 2 Chr 30:14
    68%

    14They removed the altars in Jerusalem, as well as all the incense altars, and threw them into the Kidron Valley.

  • John 7:14
    68%

    14About halfway through the festival, Jesus went up to the temple and began teaching.

  • Mark 9:14
    67%

    14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and the scribes arguing with them.

  • John 2:19
    67%

    19Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.'

  • John 12:12
    67%

    12The next day, a large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 19:35
    67%

    35They brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it.

  • Luke 21:5
    67%

    5Some people were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, and he said,

  • Mark 14:58
    67%

    58"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.'"

  • Mark 14:49
    67%

    49Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled."

  • Luke 21:1
    67%

    1Looking up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.