Luke 19:46

Good News Translation

saying to them, “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!”

Cross References

Psalm 93:5

Your laws are eternal, Lord, and your Temple is holy indeed, forever and ever.

Isaiah 56:7

“I will bring you to Zion, my sacred hill, give you joy in my house of prayer, and accept the sacrifices you offer on my altar. My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.”

Jeremiah 7:11

Do you think that my Temple is a hiding place for robbers? I have seen what you are doing.

Ezekiel 43:12

This is the law of the Temple: All the area surrounding it on the top of the mountain is sacred and holy.”

Hosea 12:7

The Lord says, “The people of Israel are as dishonest as the Canaanites; they love to cheat their customers with false scales.

Matthew 21:13

and said to them, “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it a hideout for thieves!”

Matthew 23:13

“How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock the door to the Kingdom of heaven in people's faces, but you yourselves don't go in, nor do you allow in those who are trying to enter!

Mark 11:17

He then taught the people: “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!”