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Matthew 21:13

NETBible	And he said to them, “It is written, ‘*My house will be called a house of prayer,’¹ but you are turning it into a den² of robbers*!”³
NIV © biblegateway Mat 21:13	"It is written," he said to them, "‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a ‘den of robbers’."
NASB © biblegateway Mat 21:13	And He *said to them, "It is written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER’; but you are making it a ROBBERS’ DEN."
NLT © biblegateway Mat 21:13	He said, "The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a place of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!"
MSG © biblegateway Mat 21:13	He quoted this text: My house was designated a house of prayer; You have made it a hangout for thieves.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 21:13	And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 21:13	He said to them, "It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a den of robbers."
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 21:13	And He said to them, "It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’"
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KJV	And <2532> said <3004> (5719) unto them <846>_, It is written <1125> (5769)_, My <3450> house <3624> shall be called <2564> (5701) the house <3624> of prayer <4335>_; but <1161> ye <5210> have made <4160> (5656) it <846> a den <4693> of thieves <3027>_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 21:13	And He *said <3004> to them, "It is written <1125> , 'MY HOUSE <3624> SHALL BE CALLED <2564> A HOUSE <3624> OF PRAYER <4335> '; but you are making <4160> it a ROBBERS' <3027> DEN <4693> ."
NET [draft] ITL	And <2532> he said <3004> to them <846> , “It is written <1125> , ‘My <3450> house <3624> will be called <2564> a house <3624> of prayer <4335> ,’ but <1161> you <5210> are turning <4160> it <846> into <4160> a den <4693> of robbers <3027> !”
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ legei <3004> (5719) V-PAI-3S autoiv <846> P-DPM gegraptai <1125> (5769) V-RPI-3S o <3588> T-NSM oikov <3624> N-NSM mou <3450> P-1GS oikov <3624> N-NSM proseuchv <4335> N-GSF klhyhsetai <2564> (5701) V-FPI-3S umeiv <5210> P-2NP de <1161> CONJ auton <846> P-ASM poieite <4160> (5719) V-PAI-2P sphlaion <4693> N-ASN lhstwn <3027> N-GPM

NETBible

And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’¹ but you are turning it into a den² of robbers!”³

NET Notes

¹sn A quotation from Isa 56:7.

²tn Or “a hideout” (see L&N 1.57).

³sn A quotation from Jer 7:11. The meaning of Jesus’ statement about making the temple courts a den of robbers probably operates here at two levels. Not only were the religious leaders robbing the people financially, but because of this they had also robbed them spiritually by stealing from them the opportunity to come to know God genuinely. It is possible that these merchants had recently been moved to this location for convenience.