Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Luke 19:46
In 9 translations
- BSB
- He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”Isaiah 56:7Jeremiah 7:11
- KJV
- Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- WEB
- saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
- ASV
- saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
- LSV
- saying to them, “It has been written, My house is a house of prayer—but you made it a den of robbers.”
- YLT
- saying to them, 'It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer — but ye made it a den of robbers.'
- DBY
- saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
- DRC
- Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.
- GNV
- Saying vnto them, It is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἔσται (“will be”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐστίν (“is”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include καὶ (“And”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Καὶ ἔσται. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Καὶ ἔσται; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
- SBLGNT: προσευχῆς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read προσευχῆς; Robinson–Pierpont add ἐστίν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- λέγων αὐτοῖς· Γέγραπται· Καὶ ἔσται ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς, ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατε σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
- RP2018
- λέγων αὐτοῖς, Γέγραπται, Ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς ἐστίν· ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατε σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
- TR-Boyd
- λέγων αὐτοῖς, Γέγραπται, Ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς ἐστίν· ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατε σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
- SCR1894
- λεγων αυτοις γεγραπται ο οικος μου οικος προσευχης εστιν υμεις δε αυτον εποιησατε σπηλαιον ληστων
Who and where
◆ Holy Week◆ Temple Cleansed
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Temple, Herod’sHouse of GodTheft and ThievesOlives, Mount ofKing, Christ asCovetousnessInspirationTempleQuotations in the New TestamentQuotations and Allusions
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
- Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
- Psalms 93:5Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- Ezekiel 43:12This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.
- Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).