Matthew 21:13

Jesus said to them, “It is written [in Scripture], My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a robbers’ den.”

Isaiah 56:7


All these I will bring to My holy mountain
And make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar;
For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”

Jeremiah 7:11

Has this house, which is called by My Name, become a den of robbers in your eyes [a place of retreat for you between acts of violence]? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” says the Lord.

Psalm 93:5


Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable;
Holiness adorns Your house,
O Lord, forever.

Matthew 2:5

They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]:

Mark 11:17

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.”

Luke 19:46

saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a robbers’ den.”

John 15:25

But [this is so] that the word which has been written in their Law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

General references

Bible References

It is

Matthew 2:5
They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]:
John 15:25
But [this is so] that the word which has been written in their Law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’

My

Psalm 93:5

Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable;
Holiness adorns Your house,
O Lord, forever.
Isaiah 56:7

All these I will bring to My holy mountain
And make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar;
For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”

Ye

Jeremiah 7:11
Has this house, which is called by My Name, become a den of robbers in your eyes [a place of retreat for you between acts of violence]? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” says the Lord.
Mark 11:17
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.”
Luke 19:46
saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a robbers’ den.”

General references

Exodus 20:15
“You shall not steal [secretly, openly, fraudulently, or through carelessness].