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NASB | John 2:16 and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 2:16 then to those who sold the doves He said, "Take these things away! Stop making My Father's house a place of commerce!" [Ps 93:5] |
Bible Question: Why did Jesus tell only those who sold the doves to take these things away? Everyone else was driven away with a whip. |
Bible Answer: Hello canwdn I would see it as an act of mercy that he didn't destroy the bird cages so that the doves would fly away. There was no intent to destroy their livelihood. The coins, oxen, and sheep could be recovered easily enough, but trapping new birds would be a great deal of work. Steve |