Focused Passage

John 2:13-25

The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed

Jesus reveals his glory in the first sign at Cana, confronts corrupt temple worship in Jerusalem, and points to his own death and resurrection as the true temple fulfillment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.

15So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

16To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”

20“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

21But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

22After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

23While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.

24But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

25He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Original words

WhenΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralJewishἸουδαίωνG2453Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralPassoverπάσχαG3957Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnearἐγγὺςG1451Adverb-καὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent upἀνέβηG305Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαG2414Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 14

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionInἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singulartemple [courts]ἱερῷG2411Noun - Dative Neuter SingularHe foundεὗρενG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[men]τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralsellingπωλοῦνταςG4453Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralcattleβόαςG1016Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionsheepπρόβαταG4263Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondovesπεριστερὰςG4058Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralmoney changersκερματιστὰςG2773Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralseated [at their tables]καθημένουςG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Literally the temple; also in verse 15
Verse 15

Original words

[So]καὶG2532ConjunctionHe madeποιήσαςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara whipφραγέλλιονG5416Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularout ofἐκG1537PrepositioncordsσχοινίωνG4979Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural[and] droveἐξέβαλενG1544Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularallπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralfromἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singulartemple [courts]ἱεροῦG2411Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularbothτεG5037Conjunction-τάG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralsheepπρόβαταG4263Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcattleβόαςG1016Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe poured outἐξέχεενG1632Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralcoinsκέρματαG2772Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralmoney changersκολλυβιστῶνG2855Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionoverturnedἀνέτρεψενG396Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[their]τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraltablesτραπέζαςG5132Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 16

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionTo thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralsellingπωλοῦσινG4453Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraldovesπεριστερὰςG4058Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularGetἌρατεG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheseταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralout of hereἐντεῦθενG1782AdverbHow dare youμὴG3361AdverbturnποιεῖτεG4160Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularFather’sΠατρόςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularhouse {into}οἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singulara marketplaceοἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .ἐμπορίουG1712Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 17

Original words

HisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralrememberedἘμνήσθησανG3403Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionit isἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwrittenγεγραμμένονG1125Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularZealζῆλοςG2205Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularhouseοἴκουG3624Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwill consumeκαταφάγεταίG2719Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 69:9
Verse 18

Original words

On account of thisοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraldemandedἈπεκρίθησανG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularsignσημεῖονG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularcan You showδεικνύειςG1166Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Pluralto proveὅτιG3754ConjunctionYour [ authority ] to doποιεῖςG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 19

Original words

JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralDestroyΛύσατεG3089Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthisτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartempleναὸνG3485Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionthreeτρισὶνG5140Adjective - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine PluralI will raise it up againἐγερῶG1453Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 20

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ThisοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulartemple {took}ναὸςG3485Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularforty-sixΤεσσεράκονταG5062Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἓξG1803Adjective - Dative Neuter PluralyearsἔτεσινG2094Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralto buildοἰκοδομήθηG3618Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-οὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralrepliedΕἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singularare going to raise it upἐγερεῖςG1453Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionthreeτρισὶνG5140Adjective - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 21

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus]ἘκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas speakingἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulartempleναοῦG3485Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[of] HisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularbodyσώματοςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 22

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-οὖνG3767ConjunctionAfterὅτεG3753AdverbHe was raisedἠγέρθηG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralrememberedἐμνήσθησανG3403Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe had saidἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularThenκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey believedἐπίστευσανG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularScriptureγραφῇG1124Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularwordλόγῳG3056Noun - Dative Masculine SingularthatὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad spokenεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 23

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhileὩςG5613AdverbHe wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςG2414Noun - Dative Neuter PluralatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularPassoverπάσχαG3957Noun - Dative Neuter Singular-ἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularFeastἑορτῇG1859Noun - Dative Feminine Singularmany peopleπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralsawθεωροῦντεςG2334Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[the]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralsignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralHe was doingἐποίειG4160Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[and] believedἐπίστευσανG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομαG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 24

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular{did} notοὐκG3756AdverbentrustἐπίστευενG4100Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimselfαὑτὸνG848Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralforδιὰG1223PrepositionHeαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularknewγινώσκεινG1097Verb - Present Infinitive Active[them] allπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 25

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-καὶG2532Conjunction-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe {did}εἶχενG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐG3756AdverbneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἵναG2443ConjunctionanyτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulartestimonyμαρτυρήσῃG3140Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularmanἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularforγὰρG1063ConjunctionHeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularknewἐγίνωσκενG1097Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[a] manἀνθρώπῳG444Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

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