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John 2:13-17 BBE
(13) The time of the Passover of the Jews was near and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (14) And there in the Temple he saw men trading in oxen and sheep and doves, and he saw the changers of money in their seats: (15) And he made a whip of small cords and put them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and the oxen, sending in all directions the small money of the changers and overturning their tables; (16) And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market. (17) And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.

John 2:13-17 ALT
(13) And the Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (14) And He found in the temple the ones selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting [there]. (15) And having made a whip out of small cords, He cast out all [of them] out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen. And He poured out the coins of the money changers, and He overturned the tables. (16) And He said to the ones selling the doves, "Take these things from here! Stop making the house of my Father a house of trade!" (17) Then His disciples remembered that it is written, "The zeal of Your house will consume Me." [Psalm 69:9]

John 2:13-17 LITV
(13) And the Passover of the Jews was near. And Jesus went up to Jerusalem. (14) And He found those selling oxen and sheep and doves in the temple, and the money changers sitting. (15) And making a whip out of ropes, He threw all out of the temple, both the sheep, and the oxen, and the money changers, pouring out the money and overturning the tables. (16) And to the ones selling the doves, He said, Take these things from here! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise. (17) And His disciples remembered that it was written, "The zeal of Your house has consumed Me." Psa. 69:9

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation