John 2:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ Then he said to those who were selling ·doves [or pigeons], “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house [^Cthe Temple was God’s home on earth; 1 Kin. 8] a ·place for buying and selling [^La house of market/trade]!”

¹⁷ When this happened, the ·followers [disciples] remembered what was written [^Cin the Scriptures]: ·“My strong love for your Temple completely controls me [^L“Zeal for your house will consume me”; Ps. 69:9].”

¹⁸ Some of ·his people [^Lthe Jews] ·said to [responded to; demanded of] Jesus, “Show us a ·miracle [^Lsign] to ·prove you have the right to do these things [justify your actions].”