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John 2:14 — King James Version← Study notes

And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:


John 2:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 2:1416 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
εὗρενheuren
He foundverbG2147
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἱερῷhierō
templeadjectiveG2413
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
πωλοῦνταςpōlountas
sellingverbG4453
βόαςboas
oxennounG1016
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πρόβαταprobata
sheepnounG4263
καὶkai
andwordG2532
περιστερὰςperisteras
dovesnounG4058
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
κερματιστὰςkermatistas
money changersnounG2773
καθημένουςkathēmenous
sittingverbG2521
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 2:14

Our Lord on coming to Jerusalem, immediately entered the temple to pray; giving us an example that, wheresoever we go, our first visit should be to the house of God to pray. And He found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.

Bede · 8th century

Such sacrifices were prescribed to the people, in condescension to their carnal minds; to prevent them from turning aside to idols. They sacrificed sheep, and oxen, and doves.

Augustine · 4th century

The sheep, and the oxen and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables, i.e. of the money changers, which were coffers of pence.

Theophylact · 11th century · Nor did He cast out only those who bought and sold, but their goods also
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