John 2:14
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And he found in the temple them that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting.

Deuteronomy 14:23-26 And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, that his name may be called upon therein, the tithe of thy corn, and thy wine, and thy oil, and the firstborn of thy herds and thy sheep: that thou mayst learn to fear the Lord thy God at all times. . . .

Matthew 21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the money changers and the chairs of them that sold doves.

Mark 11:15 And they came to Jerusalem. And when he was entered into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple: and over threw the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of them that sold doves.

Luke 19:45,46 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought. . . .

Context
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
13And the pasch of the Jews was at hand: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14And he found in the temple them that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting. 15And when he had made, as it were, a scourge of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also and the oxen: and the money of the changers he poured out, and the tables he overthrew.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 36:38
As a holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts: so shall the waste cities be full of flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

Malachi 3:1
Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 21:12
And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the money changers and the chairs of them that sold doves.

Mark 11:15
And they came to Jerusalem. And when he was entered into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple: and over threw the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of them that sold doves.

Mark 11:17
And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written: My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations, but you have made it a den of thieves.

Luke 19:45
And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought.

John 2:15
And when he had made, as it were, a scourge of little cords, he drove them all out of the temple, the sheep also and the oxen: and the money of the changers he poured out, and the tables he overthrew.

Lexicon
In
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple courts
ἱερῷ (hierō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.

He found
εὗρεν (heuren)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

[men]
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

selling
πωλοῦντας (pōlountas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4453: To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.

cattle,
βόας (boas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1016: An ox, cow, bull. Probably from the base of bosko; an ox, i.e. An animal of that species.

sheep,
πρόβατα (probata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4263: A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

doves,
περιστερὰς (peristeras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4058: A dove, pigeon. Of uncertain derivation; a pigeon.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

money changers
κερματιστὰς (kermatistas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2773: From a derivative of kerma; a handler of coins, i.e. Money-broker.

seated [at their tables].
καθημένους (kathēmenous)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.


Additional Translations
In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

And He found in the temple those selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting.

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

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

And he found in the temple the sellers of oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting;

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

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

And He found in the Temple the dealers in cattle and sheep and in pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.

He found in the temple those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, and the changers of money sitting.

and he found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting,
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