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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.
Matthew 21:13 · King James Version

In other versions

  • 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.

    ASV

  • And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

    BBE

  • 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.

    DBY

  • 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!"

    WEB

  • 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.'

    YLT

  • And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but all of you have made it a den of thieves.

    ENG

  • And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.

    WBT

  • 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.’”

    BSB

In context

11And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

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 unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye 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,

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