New American Bible, Revised Edition

John 2:15-21 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

15. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen, and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables,

16. and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”

17. His disciples recalled the words of scripture, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

18. At this the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?”

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

20. The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?”

21. But he was speaking about the temple of his body.