John 2:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 2:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
περιστερὰς
peristerá
G4058
dove
πωλοῦσιν
pōléō
G4453
to sell
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
ἄρατε
aírō
G142
to raise up
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐντεῦθεν
enteûthen
G1782
hence
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ποιεῖτε
poiéō
G4160
to make
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
οἶκον
oîkos
G3624
house
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πατρός
patḗr
G3962
father
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
οἶκον
oîkos
G3624
house
ἐμπορίου
empórion
G1712
market
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!"
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King James Version Public Domain
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And to the ones selling pigeons, he said, “Take these things away from here. Do not make the house of my Father a house of commerce.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).