saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Telling them, It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer; but you have made it a cave of robbers. [Isa. 56:7; Jer. 7:11.]
saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
He said to them, “It’s written,My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hideout for crooks.”
saying to them: "It is written: 'My house is a house of prayer.' But you have made it into a den of robbers."
Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.