Luke 19:46

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be a place of worship.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!”

Cross References

Psalm 93:5

Your decisions are firm, and your temple will always be beautiful and holy.

Isaiah 56:7

I will bring them to my holy mountain, where they will celebrate in my house of worship. Their sacrifices and offerings will always be welcome on my altar. Then my house will be known as a house of worship for all nations.

Jeremiah 7:11

You are thieves, and you have made my temple your hideout. But I've seen everything you have done.

Ezekiel 43:12

The temple area on my holy mountain must be kept sacred! This is the most important law about the temple.

Hosea 12:7

Israel, you enjoy cheating and taking advantage of others.

Matthew 21:13

He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship.’ But you have turned it into a place where robbers hide.”

Matthew 23:13

You Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in.

Mark 11:17

Then he taught the people and said, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship for all nations.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!”