John 2:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ποιήσας φραγέλλιον ἐκ σχοινίων, πάντας ἐξέβαλεν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τά τε πρόβατα, καὶ τοὺς βόας· καὶ τῶν κολλυβιστῶν ἐξέχεεν τὸ κέρμα, καὶ τὰς τραπέζας ἀνέστρεψεν·

Transliteration

And poiēsas phragellion from schoiniōn, all exebalen out of the hierou, both the probata, and the boas; and of the kollybistōn execheen the kerma, and the trapezas anestrepsen;

Grammar Details

• *poiēsas*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having made
• *phragellion*: accusative, neuter, singular - whip/scourge
• *schoiniōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - cords/ropes
• *exebalen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - drove out/cast out
• *hierou*: genitive, neuter, singular - temple
• *probata*: accusative, neuter, plural - sheep
• *boas*: accusative, masculine, plural - oxen/cattle
• *kollybistōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - money-changers
• *execheen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - poured out/scattered
• *kerma*: accusative, neuter, singular - coins/money
• *trapezas*: accusative, feminine, plural - tables
• *anestrepsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - overturned/upset

Word Meanings

• *phragellion*: whip/scourge/lash
• *exebalen*: drove out/cast out/expelled
• *kollybistōn*: money-changers/coin dealers
• *execheen*: poured out/scattered/dumped
• *kerma*: coins/money/change
• *anestrepsen*: overturned/upset/turned over

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he had made a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he made a scourge of small cordes and drave them all out of the temple with the shepe and oxen and powred oute the changers money and overthrue the tables

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he made a scourge of small cordes, and droue them all out of the teple with the shepe and oxen, and poured out the chaungers money, and ouerthrewe the tables,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then hee made a scourge of small cordes, and draue them all out of the Temple with the sheepe and oxen, and powred out the changers money, and ouerthrewe the tables,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had made as it were a scourge of small cordes, he droue them all out of the temple, with the sheepe, & oxen, and powred out the chaungers money, and ouerthrewe the tables,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having made a whip of small cords, he put all forth out of the temple, also the sheep, and the oxen; and of the money-changers he poured out the coins, and the tables he overthrew,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made a whip of small cords and put them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and the oxen, sending in all directions the small money of the changers and overturning their tables;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He made a whip of cords, and threw all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the changers' money, and overthrew their tables.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Zech 4:6 : 6 He said to me, 'This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:
• John 18:6 : 6 When Jesus said to them, 'I am he,' they stepped back and fell to the ground.
• 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments