Matthew 21:13
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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.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.’”
In other translations
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.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.’”
Greek words
καὶkaiAndG2532λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846γέγραπται·gegraptaiIt has been written:G1125ὁhoTheG3588οἶκόςoikoshouseG3624μουmouof MineG3165οἶκοςoikosa houseG3624προσευχῆςproseuchēsof prayerG4335κληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiwill be called,’G2564ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesG4771δὲdehoweverG1161αὐτὸνautonitG846ποιεῖτεpoieitemakeG4160σπήλαιονspēlaiona denG4693λῃστῶν.lēstōnof robbers.’G3027
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Related verses
- 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.Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares 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.I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
- Luke 19:46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- 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.Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Psalm 93:5Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- 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.But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
- Matthew 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
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