Matthew 21:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.”

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.

Matthew 2:5

They told him, “He will be born in Bethlehem, just as the prophet wrote,

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!”

Luke 19:45

When Jesus entered the temple, he started chasing out the people who were selling things.

Luke 19:46

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

John 15:25

That is why the Scriptures are true when they say, “People hated me for no reason.”