"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 pou…" — John 2:15

John 2:15 · KJV

“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;”

— John 2:15

Verse 14

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

Verse 16

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

John 2 — Context

And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

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

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;

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

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

Cross References

Zechariah 4:6

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This {is} the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. {might: or, army}

2 Corinthians 10:4

(For the weapons of our warfare {are} not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) {through God: or, to God}

John 18:6

As soon then as he had said unto them, I am {he}, they went backward, and fell to the ground.