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Luke 19:46

PrayerGod's holiness

44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
KJV
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
WEB
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
ASV
saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
DARBY
saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but *ye* have made it a den of robbers.
BLB
saying to them, “It has been written: ‘And My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you⁺ made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
ÅB
og han sa til dem: Det er skrevet: Mitt hus skal være et bedehus. Men dere har gjort det til en røverhule.
OTB
og sa til dem: “Det står skrevet: ‘Mitt hus skal være et bønnens hus’; men dere har gjort det til en røverhule.”
B1930
og han sa til dem: Det er skrevet: Mitt hus skal være et bedehus. Men I har gjort det til en røverhule.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 56:7

    Even 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.

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  • 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, saith the LORD.

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  • Psalms 93:5

    Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.

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  • Ezekiel 43:12

    This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.

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  • Matthew 23:13

    But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

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  • Hosea 12:7

    He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

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