They said unto him: in Bethlehem a town of Jury. For thus it is written by the prophet:
Matthew 21:13 - William Tyndale New Testament And said to them: it is written, mine house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
They said unto him: in Bethlehem a town of Jury. For thus it is written by the prophet:
And he taught saying unto them, is it not written, how that mine house shall be called the house of prayer unto all nations? But ye have made it a den of thieves.
¶ And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought
saying unto them, It is written, my house is the house of prayer: But ye have made it a den of thieves.
Even that the saying might be fulfilled that is written in their law: they hated me without a cause.