Luke 19:46
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
In Context
45And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
Cross References
Psalms 93:5Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
Jeremiah 7:11Is 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.
Hosea 12:7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Matthew Henry on Luke 19:42-48
The Doom of Jerusalem Lamented; The Doom of Jerusalem Foretold. 41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not… Read the whole commentary →