Matthew 21:13

And sayde vnto them, it is written: My house shalbe called the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of thieues.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12And Iesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaungers, and the seates of them that solde doues,

14And the blynde and the halt came to hym in the temple, and he healed them.

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Cross References

Isaiah 56:7Them will I bring to my holy mountayne, & make them ioyfull in my house of prayer: their burnt offerynges and sacrifices shalbe accepted vpon myne aulter: for my house shalbe called an house of prayer for all people.

Matthew 2:5And they saide vnto him: At Bethlehem in Iurie. For thus it is written by the prophete.

Luke 19:46Saying vnto them, it is written: My house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of thieues.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:13-18

The Profaners of the Temple Punished. 12 And 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 money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 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. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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