Matthew 21:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And He said to them, “It is written [Isa. 56:7], ‘My house [i.e., the Temple] will be called a house for prayer’, but [Jer. 7:11 says], ‘You have made it a hideout for thieves.’”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He said to them, The Scripture says, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers. [Isa. 56:7; Jer. 7:11.]

American Standard Version (1901)

and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

Common English Bible

He said to them, “It’s written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you’ve made it a hideout for crooks.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he said to them: "It is written: 'My house shall be called a house of prayer. But you have made it into a den of robbers.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.

Matthew 21:13 Cross References

Matthew 2:5

They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what was written by the prophet [Micah 5:2],

Mark 11:17

Then He taught them, saying, “Is it not written [Isa. 56:7], ‘My house [i.e., the Temple] will be called a house of prayer for people of all nations’? But [Jer. 7:11 says], ‘You have made it a hideout for thieves.’”

Luke 19:45

Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out those who sold [things there],

Luke 19:46

saying to them, “It is written [Isa. 56:7], ‘And my house [i.e., the Temple] will be a house for prayer, but [Jer. 7:11] ‘You have made it a hideout for thieves.’”

John 15:25

“But the Helper will come, that is, the Holy Spirit of truth [i.e., who reveals truth]. He comes from the Father and I will send Him to you from the Father. [When He comes] He will give testimony about me.