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John 2:16-18
New King James Version
John 2:16-18
New King James Version
16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make (A)My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” 17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, (B)“Zeal for Your house [a]has eaten Me up.”
18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, (C)“What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?”
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- John 2:17 NU, M will eat
John 2:16-18
English Standard Version
John 2:16-18
English Standard Version
16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make (A)my Father's house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, (B)“Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18 So the Jews said to him, (C)“What sign do you show us for doing these things?”
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John 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
John 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 and to those who were selling (A)the doves He said, “Take these things away from here; stop making (B)My Father’s house a [a]place of business!” 17 His (C)disciples remembered that it was written: “(D)Zeal for Your house will consume me.” 18 (E)The Jews then said to Him, “(F)What sign do You show us [b]as Your authority for doing these things?”
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John 2:16-18
New International Version
John 2:16-18
New International Version
16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house(A) into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”[a](B)
18 The Jews(C) then responded to him, “What sign(D) can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”(E)
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- John 2:17 Psalm 69:9
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