King James Version

Matthew 21:12

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the of God” (τοῦ θεοῦ) before and here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenwentεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.wentἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερόνhieronsacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the object formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐξέβαλενexebalencast outἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “cast out”, a single actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.This verse uses “cast”.cast outπάνταςpantasall themπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all them”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all themτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πωλοῦνταςpōlountasthat soldπωλέω (pōleō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “that sold”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.that soldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀγοράζονταςagorazontasboughtἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “bought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG59I buy.boughtἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερῷhierōsacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the to- or for-formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τραπέζαςtrapezastablesτράπεζα (trapeza)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “tables”, the object formG5132a table, (a) for food or banqueting, (b) for money-changing or business.the tablesτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnof the moneychangersκολλυβιστής (kollubistēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the moneychangers”, the of-formG2855a money-changer, who changed heathen into Jewish money, for payment into the Temple treasury.of the moneychangersκατέστρεψενkatestrepsento overturnκαταστρέφω (katastrephō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to overturn”, a single actionG2690I overturn, overthrow.This verse uses “overturn”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καθέδραςkathedrasseatsκαθέδρα (kathedra)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “seats”, the object formG2515a seat, chair.the seatsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πωλούντωνpōlountōnof them that soldπωλέω (pōleō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them that sold”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.of them that soldτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.περιστεράςperisterasdovesπεριστερά (peristera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “doves”, the object formG4058a dove, pigeon.doves

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,

World English Bible

Jesus entered into the temple of God and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.

Darby Translation

And Jesus entered into the temple [of God], and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those that sold the doves.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the chairs of them that sold doves:

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