Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves. Treasury of Scripture Psalm 93:5 Your testimonies are very sure: holiness becomes your house, O LORD, for ever. Isaiah 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer... Jeremiah 7:11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, said the LORD. Ezekiel 43:12 This is the law of the house; On the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold... Hosea 12:7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loves to oppress. Matthew 23:14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer...
Context Jesus Cleanses the Temple
45And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves. 47And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.
Darby Bible Translation
saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
King James Bible
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Young's Literal Translation
saying to them, 'It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer -- but ye made it a den of robbers.'
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