John 2:13

John 2:13 to John 3:36. The Work among Jews

13. And the Jews" passover Or, the Passover of the Jews. An indication that this Gospel was written outside Palestine: one writing in the country would hardly have added -of the Jews." It is perhaps also an indication that this Gospel was written after a Passover of the Christianshad come into recognition. Passovers were active times in Christ's ministry; and this is the first of them. It was possibly the nearness of the Passover which caused this traffic in the Temple Court. It existed for the convenience of strangers. Certainly the nearness of the Feast would add significance to Christ's action. While the Jews were purifying themselves for the Passover He purified the Temple. S. John groups his narrative round the Jewish festivals: we have (1) Passover; (2) Purim (?), John 5:1; (3) Passover, John 6:4; (4) Tabernacles, John 7:2; (5) Dedication, John 10:22; (6) Passover, John 11:55.