Matthew 21:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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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

Psalm 93:5

Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for evermore.

Isaiah 56:7

even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar: for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all peoples.

Jeremiah 7:11

Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith the LORD.

Matthew 2:5

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

Mark 11:17

And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Luke 19:45

And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,

Luke 19:46

saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

John 15:25

But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.