John 2:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 2:12-22

Here we have, I. The short visit Christ made to Capernaum, John 2:12. It was a large and populous city, about a day's journey from Cana; it is called his own city (Matt. 9:1), because he made it his head-quarters in Galilee, and what little rest he had was there. It was a place of concourse, and therefore Christ chose it, that the fame of his doctrine and miracles might thence spread the further. Observe, 1. The company that attended him thither: his mother, his brethren, and his disciples.... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 2:12-16

2:12-16 After this Jesus went down to Capernaum with his mother and his brothers and his disciples; and they stayed there for a short time. The Passover Feast of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting at their tables. He made a scourge of cords and drove them all out of the Temple, and the sheep and the oxen as well. He scattered the coins of the exchangers and overturned... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 2:12-16

Now let us see why Jesus acted as he did. His anger is a terrifying thing; the picture of Jesus with the whip is an awe-inspiring sight. We must see what moved Jesus to this white-hot anger in the Temple Courts. The passover was the greatest of all the Jewish feasts. As we have already seen, the law laid it down that every adult male Jew who lived within fifteen miles of Jerusalem was bound to attend it. But it was not only the Jews in Palestine who came to the Passover. By this time Jews... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 2:12-16

We have seen that it was the exploitation of the pilgrims by conscienceless men which moved Jesus to immediate wrath; but there were deep things behind the cleansing of the Temple. Let us see if we can penetrate to the even deeper reasons why Jesus took this drastic step. No two of the evangelists give Jesus' words in precisely the same way. They all remembered their own version. It is only by putting all the accounts together that we get a true picture of what Jesus said. So then let us set... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 2:13

And the Jews' passover was at hand ,.... That feast which was kept on the fourteenth day of Nisan, in commemoration of the Lord's passing over, and by the houses of the Israelites, when he slew the firstborn in Egypt: and it is called the Jews' passover, because they only were obliged to keep it: nor was it obligatory upon the Gentiles; and, besides, was now abolished when John wrote this Gospel, though still retained by the Jews. And moreover, John was now among the Gentiles, and for whose... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 2:13

And the Jews' passover was at hand - This was the reason why he stayed but a few days at Capernaum, John 2:12 , as he wished to be present at the celebration of this feast at Jerusalem. This was the first passover after Christ's baptism. The second is mentioned, Luke 6:1 . The third, John 6:4 . And the fourth, which was that at which he was crucified, John 11:55 . From which it appears, That our blessed Lord continued his public ministry about three years and a half, according to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 2:13

Verse 13 13.And the passover of the Jews was at hand; therefore Jesus went up to Jerusalem. The Greek words καὶ ἀνέβη, may be literally rendered, and he went up; but the Evangelist has used the copulative and instead of therefore; for he means that Christ went up at that time, in order to celebrate the passover at Jerusalem. There were two reasons why he did so; for since the Son of God became subject to the Law on our account, he intended, by observing with exactness all the precepts of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 2:12-13

They abode there not many days. And the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. The narrative at John 2:22 ; John 3:22 ; John 4:1 , John 4:27 , etc., shows, that some disciples were with him; but there is no reason for believing that the whole group were there. The fact is important that Jesus personally is said ( ἀνέβη ) to have gone up to Jerusalem, and that no reference is made to his disciples, mother, or brethren doing so. This undoubtedly assumes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 2:12-22

(2) The second sign Supremacy over the theocratic house. Illustrations of righteousness, reverence, power, and sacrificial ministry. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 2:13-17

Genuine zeal. The conduct of our Lord in the temple reminded the disciples of the words of the psalmist, "The zeal of thine house," etc. They supplied a most appropriate text to the symbolic sermon of our Lord. Genuine religious zeal as illustrated by the conduct of our Lord here. Notice it— I. IS THE CHIEF OBJECT OF ITS CONCERN . It is the glory of God and the purity of his house and worship. Under the influence of this zeal: 1 . Our relationship to God and his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 2:12-22

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 2:12-16

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 2:12-16

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 2:12-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 2:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 2:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - John 2:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - John 2:12-22

The Pulpit Commentary - John 2:13-17

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