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Luke 19:46
Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Luke 19:46 · Webster Bible
Luke 19:46 in other translations
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
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In context
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and encompass thee, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought,
46 Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests, and the scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
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