Matthew 21:13

And said to them, it is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer: but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 solde and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money chagers, and the seates of them that sold doues,

14Then the blinde, and the halt came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.

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Cross References

Isaiah 56:7Them wil I bring also to mine holy mountaine, and make them ioyfull in mine House of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted vpon mine altar: for mine House shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Matthew 2:5And they saide vnto him, At Beth-leem in Iudea: for so it is written by the Prophet,

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

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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