John 2:16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
Cross-reference
In John 5:17, Jesus calls God 'My Father' and links his work to the Father's — the same unique relationship that authorizes him to cleanse 'my Father's house'.
John 8:49 has Jesus honoring 'my Father' — this repeated claim of divine sonship grounds the authority behind his temple action.
In John 10:29, Jesus again calls God 'my Father', reinforcing the same intimate relationship as when he says 'my Father's house'.
In John 20:17, Jesus refers to 'my Father' – the same term used in the temple cleansing, emphasizing his unique sonship.
Jeremiah 7:11 calls the temple a 'den of robbers' — the same accusation Jesus makes in the Synoptics, echoed here in calling it a marketplace.
In Matthew 21:13, this same temple cleansing includes Jesus quoting 'house of prayer' vs 'den of robbers', deepening the rebuke of commerce.
Mark 11:17 records the same event, adding 'for all nations' to the house of prayer quote, reinforcing Jesus' condemnation of turning worship into trade.
In Luke 2:49, the boy Jesus says he must be in his 'Father's house' – the exact claim he later defends by clearing the temple.
Zechariah 14:21 prophesies no trader ('Canaanite') in the Lord's house – Jesus' cleansing enacts this vision of a pure temple.
Leviticus 19:30 commands reverence for God's sanctuary – the principle Jesus enforces by expelling merchants from the temple.
Ezekiel 28:16 condemns the king of Tyre for profaning God's mountain through merchandise – a similar rebuke of trade in a sacred context.
In Acts 19:24-27, Demetrius profits from idol shrines — a parallel conflict where the gospel threatens religious commerce, similar to Jesus clearing the temple.
1 Timothy 6:5 warns against those who think godliness is a means of gain — a direct echo of the temple marketplace mentality Jesus rebukes.
2 Peter 2:3 describes false teachers exploiting people with greed — a similar corruption of religion for profit that Jesus confronted in the temple.