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John 2:15

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Jesus made a whip out of rope and drove everyone out of the temple — all the people, the sheep, the cattle, everything. He flipped over the money changers' tables and scattered their coins everywhere.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus said absolutely not to turning his Father's house into a marketplace and took action.

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