Luke 19:46

saying to them, It is written, “And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers.”

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

45And entering the temple, he began to cast out those who sold,

47And he was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests, and the scribes, and the leading men of the people sought to destroy him.

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Cross References

Psalms 93:5Thy promises are most sure; Holiness becometh thy house, O LORD! for ever!

Jeremiah 7:11Is this house, which is called by my name, Become a den for robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, saith Jehovah.

Hosea 12:7He is a Canaanite; in his hands are the balances of deceit; 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 →

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