Teks -- John 2:15 (NET)

2:15 So he made a whip of cords and drove them all out of the temple courts, with the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Robertson: Joh 2:15 - A scourge of cords

A scourge of cords ( phragellion ek schoiniōn ).

The Latin flagellum . In papyri, here only in N.T. and note Latin l becomes r in Koiné. Schoiniōn is a diminutive of schoinos (a rush), old word for rope, in N.T. only here and Act 27:32.

Robertson: Joh 2:15 - Cast out

Cast out ( exebalen ).

Second aorist active indicative of ekballō . It is not said that Jesus smote the sheep and oxen (note te kai , both and), for a flourish of the scourge would answer.

Robertson: Joh 2:15 - He poured out

He poured out ( execheen ).

Second aorist active indicative of ekcheō , to pour out.

Robertson: Joh 2:15 - The changers’ money

The changers’ money ( tōn kollubistōn ta kermata ).

"The small pieces of money (kermata , cut in pieces, change) of the bankers (kollubistēs from kollubos , clipped, late word see note on Mat 21:12)."Perhaps he took up the boxes and emptied the money.

Robertson: Joh 2:15 - Overthrew their tables

Overthrew their tables ( tas trapezas anetrepsen ).

First aorist active indicative of anatrepō , to turn up, though some MSS. have anestrepsen from anastrephō , also to turn up.

Vincent: Joh 2:15 - A scourge

A scourge ( φραγέλλιον )

Only here in the New Testament. Only John records this detail.

Vincent: Joh 2:15 - Of small cords

Of small cords ( ἐκ σχοινίων )

The Rev. omits small , but the word is a diminutive of σχοῖνος , a rush , and thence a rope of twisted rushes . The A.V. is therefore strictly literal. Herodotus says that when Croesus besieged Ephesus, the Ephesians made an offering of their city to Diana, by stretching a small rope (σχοινίον ) from the town wall to the temple of the goddess, a distance of seven furlongs (i., 26). The schoene was an Egyptian measure of length, marked by a rush-rope. See Herodotus, ii. 6. Some find in this the etymology of skein .

Vincent: Joh 2:15 - Drove out

Drove out ( ἐξέβαλεν )

Literally, as Rev., cast out . See on Mat 10:34; see on Mat 12:35; see on Mar 1:12; see on Jam 2:25.

Vincent: Joh 2:15 - All

All

Referring to the animals . The A.V. makes the reference to the traders; but Rev., correctly, " cast all out - both the sheep and the oxen."

Vincent: Joh 2:15 - Money

Money

See on Joh 2:14.

Vincent: Joh 2:15 - Tables

Tables

Wyc., turned upside down the boards . See on Luk 19:23.

Wesley: Joh 2:15 - Having made a scourge of rushes

(Which were strewed on the ground,) he drove all out of the temple, (that is, the court of it,) both the sheep and the oxen - Though it does not appear that he struck even them; and much less, any of the men. But a terror from God, it is evident, fell upon them.

JFB: Joh 2:14-17 - in the temple

Not the temple itself, as Joh 2:19-21, but the temple-court.

JFB: Joh 2:14-17 - sold oxen, &c.

For the convenience of those who had to offer them in sacrifice.

JFB: Joh 2:14-17 - changers of money

Of Roman into Jewish money, in which the temple dues (see on Mat 17:24) had to be paid.

JFB: Joh 2:15 - small cords

Likely some of the rushes spread for bedding, and when twisted used to tie up the cattle there collected. "Not by this slender whip but by divine majesty was the ejection accomplished, the whip being but a sign of the scourge of divine anger" [GROTIUS].

JFB: Joh 2:15 - poured out . . . overthrew

Thus expressing the mingled indignation and authority of the impulse.

TSK: Joh 2:15 - he drove

he drove : Joh 18:6; Zec 4:6; 2Co 10:4

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Joh 2:15

It concerns not us to inquire where our Saviour had the small cords, of which he made his whip; there were doubtless cords enough at hand, taken off from beasts brought thither, though he was himself in no Franciscan habit, as the papists idly dream. But herein was the mighty power of God seen, that Christ, a single, private, obscure person, should without any more noise or opposition drive out the multitude of these hucksters, and overturn their tables. Nor I think (after the consideration of this circumstance) need we inquire by what authority he did this? It was prophesied of him, Mal 3:1 , that he should come to his temple; Mal 3:3 , should sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver. Christ here, according to that prophecy, cometh to his temple, and begins to purge it.

Haydock: Joh 2:15 - He drove them all out of the temple

He drove them all out of the temple. According to St. John Chrysostom (hom. lxvii. in Matt.) this casting out was different from that which is there related, chap. xxi. ver. 12. (Witham) ---

How could the Son of the carpenter, Joseph, whose divinity was yet unknown to the people, succeed in expelling so great a multitude from the temple! There was undoubtedly something divine in his whole conduct and appearance, which deterred all from making resistance. The evangelist seems to insinuate this by putting these words: "The house of my Father," into our Saviour's mouth, which was making himself immediately the Son of God. This made Origen consider this miracle, in overcoming the unruly dispositions of so many, as a superior manifestation of power to what he had shewn in changing the nature of water at Cana. (Haydock) ---

Jesus Christ here shews the respect he requires should be shewn to the temple of God; and St. Paul, speaking of the profaners of God's Church, saith: If any man defile the temple of God, he will God destroy. (1 Corinthians iii. 17.) Which in a spiritual sense may be understood of the soul of man, which is the living temple of the living God. (Haydock)

Gill: Joh 2:15 - And when he had made a scourge of small cords // He drove them all out of the temple // and poured out the changers money // and overthrew the tables

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 of the cords, with which the owners of the cattle had brought them to this place; or with which they had fastened them in it. And it seems to be made, and used, not so much for force and terror, as to intimate, that these persons, the violators of the holy place, deserved the scourge of divine wrath and punishment; as well as to show the miraculous power of Christ in driving such a number of men before him, with so small and insignificant a weapon; for the phrase is diminutive. The reason given by Dr. Lightfoot, and others, why Christ made use of a whip, or scourge, rather than a staff, is, because it was contrary to a Jewish canon ^d to go into the mountain of the house, or temple, with a staff in the hand; and yet the man of the mountain of the house, or the master of it, who used to go about every ward with torches burning before him, if he found a Levite asleep in his ward ^e, struck him במקלו, with his staff, and had power to burn his clothes.

He drove them all out of the temple; that is, he drove out "the men", as the Persic version reads; the merchants, the sellers of oxen, sheep, and doves, and the money changers: "and the sheep, and the oxen" likewise; the Persic version adds, "doves"; but these are after mentioned:

and poured out the changers money; off of the tables, or out of the boxes, or dishes, or drawers, or purses, in which it was put:

and overthrew the tables; at which they sat, and on which they told their money.