Luke 19:46

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

45Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. 46He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”

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Berean Standard Bible
He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”
American Standard Version (1901)
saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Bible in Basic English
Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.
Free Bible Version
He told them, “Scriptures state that ‘my house will be a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
Geneva Bible 1599
Saying vnto them, It is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.
King James (Authorized) Version
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
One Unity Resource Bible
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
Translation for Translators
and he began to chase them out. He said to them, “It has been written {A prophet wrote} in the Scriptures that God said, ‘I want my house to be a place where people pray’; but you bandits have made it a cave where you can hide!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
saying to them, “It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers.”
Noah Webster Bible
Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
World English Bible
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
Young's Literal Translation
saying to them, 'It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer — but ye made it a den of robbers.'