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Mark 11:17

NETBible	Then he began to teach¹ them and said, “Is it not written: ‘*My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’?² But you have turned it into a den³ of robbers*!”⁴
NIV © biblegateway Mar 11:17	And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: "‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers’."
NASB © biblegateway Mar 11:17	And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS’? But you have made it a ROBBERS’ DEN."
NLT © biblegateway Mar 11:17	He taught them, "The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a place of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves."
MSG © biblegateway Mar 11:17	And then he taught them, quoting this text: My house was designated a house of prayer for the nations; You've turned it into a hangout for thieves.
BBE © SABDAweb Mar 11:17	And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mar 11:17	He was teaching and saying, "Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers."
NKJV © biblegateway Mar 11:17	Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’"
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KJV	And <2532> he taught <1321> (5707)_, saying <3004> (5723) unto them <846>_, Is it <1125> (0) not <3756> written <1125> (5769)_, <3754> My <3450> house <3624> shall be called <2564> (5701) of all <3956> nations <1484> the house <3624> of prayer <4335>_? but <1161> ye <5210> have made <4160> (5656) it <846> a den <4693> of thieves <3027>_. {of all...: or, an house of prayer for all nations}
NASB © biblegateway Mar 11:17	And He began to teach <1321> and say <3004> to them, "Is it not written <1125> , 'MY HOUSE <3624> SHALL BE CALLED <2564> A HOUSE <3624> OF PRAYER <4335> FOR ALL <3956> THE NATIONS <1484> '? But you have made <4160> it a ROBBERS' <3027> DEN <4693> ."
NET [draft] ITL	Then <2532> he began to teach <1321> them and <2532> said <3004> , “Is it <1125> not <3756> written <1125> : ‘My <3450> house <3624> will be called <2564> a house <3624> of prayer <4335> for all <3956> nations <1484> ’? But <1161> you have turned <4160> it <846> into a den <4693> of robbers <3027> !”
GREEK	kai edidasken elegen gegraptai o oikov mou oikov proseuchv klhyhsetai toiv eynesin umeiv de pepoihkate sphlaion lhstwn

NETBible

Then he began to teach¹ them and said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’?² But you have turned it into a den³ of robbers!”⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The imperfect ἐδίδασκεν (edidasken) is here taken ingressively.

²sn A quotation from Isa 56:7.

³tn Or “a hideout” (see L&N 1.57).

⁴sn 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.