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John 2:15

John 2:15
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And when he had made a scourge of small cords,.... That is, Jesus, as the Persic version expresses it. This scourge might be made either of thongs cut out of the hides of beasts slain in sacrifice; or…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

A scourge - A whip. Of small cords - This whip was made as an emblem of authority, and also for the purpose of driving from the temple the cattle which had been brought there for sale. There is no…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 2:12-22

Here we have,

I. The short visit Christ made to Capernaum, Joh 2:12. It was a large and populous city, about a day's journey from Cana; it is called his own city (Mat 9:1), because he made it his…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

when he had made a scourge Peculiar to this account; not in the similar narrative of the Synoptists.

and the sheep, &c. Rather, both the sheep and the oxen. -All" does not refer to the sellers and…