KJV King James Version
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
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Matthew 21:13
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!”
ASV American Standard Version
and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer : but ye make it a den of robbers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith to them, ‘It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 21
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
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καὶG2532 · kaiandλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heγέγραπται·G1125 · graphōto writeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἶκόςG3624 · oikoshouse: homeμουG3165 · memeοἶκοςG3624 · oikoshouse: homeπροσευχῆςG4335 · proseuchēprayerκληθήσεται,G2564 · kaleōto call: callὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouδὲG1161 · dethenαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heποιεῖτεG4160 · poieōto do/make: doσπήλαιονG4693 · spēlaioncaveλῃστῶν.G3027 · lēstēsrobber/rebel
Cross-references
Jeremiah 7:11Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen [it], saith the LORD.Isaiah 56:7Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.Luke 19:46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.Mark 11:17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.Psalm 93:5Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.John 15:25But [this cometh to pass], that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.Matthew 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
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