And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves. Treasury of Scripture It is. Matthew 2:5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, John 15:25 But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. My. 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... ye. 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. Mark 11:17 And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer?... Luke 19:46 Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.
Context Jesus Cleanses the Temple
12And 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, 13And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves. 14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. 15And 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, 16And said to him, Hear you what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you have perfected praise? 17And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. Parallel Verses 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.
Darby Bible Translation
And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
King James Bible
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.
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.'
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