Luke 19:46
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’””
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“He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.”
King James Version · Public Domain“saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“saying to them, `It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer--but ye made it a den of robbers.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 19:46 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 93:5Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- Isaiah 56:7I 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.”
- Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 43:12This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.
- Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
- Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
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