John 2:16-18 in English

¹⁶ and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ He told those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Don’t make my Father’s house a market place!”

¹⁷ Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house will consume me.”

¹⁸ So the Jews answered and asked Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?”

¹⁶ And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

¹⁷ And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

¹⁸ Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house shall eat me up.

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ He said to those who were selling doves, “Take these doves away from here! Stop defiling my Father's Temple by making it a market!”

¹⁷ Then we disciples remembered that these words had been written {that someone/David had written these words} in the Scriptures prophesying what the Messiah would say: “Others PRS will strongly oppose me because I greatly desire that people respect your Sacred Tent.”

¹⁸ So one of the Jewish leaders SYN replied to him, “What miracle will you perform to show us that you have authority from God to do these things?”

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.

¹⁷ And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.

¹⁸ Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

¹⁶ and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

¹⁷ And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me.

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign shewest thou to us, that thou doest these things?

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

¹⁷ And his disciples remembered, that it was written: The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up.

¹⁸ The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him: What sign dost thou shew unto us, seeing thou dost these things?

¹⁶ And He said to those selling the doves, “Take these things away from here! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!”

¹⁷ Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “The zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

¹⁸ Therefore the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show us, seeing that You do these things?”

¹⁶ And to the dove-sellers He said: “Get these things out of here! Stop turning my Father's House into a marketplace!”

¹⁷ Then His disciples remembered that it stands written, “Zeal for Your House consumes me.”

¹⁸ So the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do you show us, since you do these things?”

¹⁶ He ordered the dove-sellers, “Take these things out of here! Don't turn my Father's house into a market!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered the Scripture that says, “My devotion for your house is like a fire burning inside me!”

¹⁸ The Jewish leaders reacted, asking him, “What right do you have to do this? Show us some miraculous sign to prove it!”

¹⁶ And said vnto them that solde doues, Take these things hence: make not my fathers house, an house of marchandise.

¹⁷ And his disciples remembred, that it was written, The zeale of thine house hath eaten me vp.

¹⁸ Then answered the Iewes, and saide vnto him, What signe shewest thou vnto vs, that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.

¹⁷ And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

¹⁸ Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ and said to those who sold the doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for thy house will consume me.”

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign dost thou show us, seeing thou doest these things?

¹⁶ and said to the pigeon-dealers, “Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market house.”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that scripture said — ‘Passion for your house will consume me.’

¹⁸ Then some of the religious authorities asked Jesus, “What sign are you going to show us, since you act in this way?”

¹⁶ and said to the pigeon-dealers, “Take these things away. Do not turn my Father's house into a market house.”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that scripture said — ‘Passion for your house will consume me.’

¹⁸ Then some of the religious authorities asked Jesus, “What sign are you going to show us, since you act in this way?”

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make 'Avi ·my Father·’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ (His disciples later remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”)

¹⁸ The Jews Praisers therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ and sayde vnto them that solde doves: Have these thinges hence and make not my fathers housse an housse of marchaundyse.

¹⁷ And his disciples remembred how that it was wrytten: the zele of thyne housse hath even eaten me.

¹⁸ Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto him: what token shewest thou vnto vs seynge that thou dost these thinges?

¹⁶ To the pigeon sellers he said, “Take these things away from here. Stop making the house of my Father a marketplace.”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

¹⁸ Then the Jewish authorities responded and said to him, “What sign will you show us, since you are doing these things?”

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

¹⁸ The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence: make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

¹⁷ And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up.

¹⁸ Then answered the Jews, and said to him, What sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

¹⁸ The Judeans therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ To those who sold the doves, he said, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a marketplace!”

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

¹⁸ The Judeans therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”

¹⁶ And he said to them that sold culvers, Take away from hence these things, and do not ye make the house of my Father an house of merchandise.

¹⁷ And his disciples had mind, for it was written, The fervent love or zeal of thine house hath eaten me.

¹⁸ Therefore the Jews answered, and said to him, What token or sign showest thou to us, that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ And he said to them that sold culvers (or And he said to those who sold the doves and pigeons), Take away from hence these things, and do not ye make the house of my Father (into) an house of merchandise.

¹⁷ And his disciples had mind, for it was written, (or And his disciples remembered, that it is written), The fervent love of thine house hath eaten me. Forsooth his disciples had mind, for it is written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me (or My zeal for thine house hath consumed me).

¹⁸ Therefore the Jews answered, and said to him, What token or What sign showest thou to us, that thou doest these things?

¹⁶ And he seide to hem that selden culueris, Take awei fro hennus these thingis, and nyle ye make the hous of my fadir an hous of marchaundise.

¹⁷ And hise disciplis hadden mynde, for it was writun, The feruent loue of thin hous hath etun me.

¹⁸ Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden to hym, What token schewist thou to vs, that thou doist these thingis?

¹⁶ and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'

¹⁷ And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'

¹⁸ the Jews then answered and said to him, 'What sign dost thou shew to us — that thou dost these things?'