Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

New American Standard Bible

And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a robbersden.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!”

International Standard Version

He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a hideout for bandits!"

A Conservative Version

And he says to them, It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer, but ye made it a den of robbers.

Amplified

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.”

An Understandable Version

And He said to them, "It is written [Isa. 56:7], 'My house [i.e., the Temple] will be called a house for prayer', but [Jer. 7:11 says], 'You have made it a hideout for thieves.'"

Anderson New Testament

and said to them: It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.

Bible in Basic English

And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

Common New Testament

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers.'"

Daniel Mace New Testament

and said to them, it is written, " my house shall be the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves."

Darby Translation

And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Godbey New Testament

and He says to them, It has been written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but you make it a den of thieves.

Goodspeed New Testament

and he said to them, "The Scripture says, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you make it a robbers' cave."

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

And he says to them, It was written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; and ye have made it a den of robbers.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

and told them, "It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you make it a den of robbers."

Montgomery New Testament

"It is written," he said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves."

NET Bible

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

New Heart English Bible

He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."

Noyes New Testament

and said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer; but ye make it a den of robbers."

Sawyer New Testament

and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer; but you make it a den of robbers.

The Emphasized Bible

and saith unto them - It is written, My house, a house of prayer, shall be called; but, ye, are making it, A den of robbers!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and said unto them, It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer," but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And said to them: "Scripture says??My House shall be called a house of prayer'; but you are making it 'a den of robbers.'"

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

"It is written," He said, "'My House shall be called the House of Prayer', but you are making it a robbers' cave."

Williams New Testament

and said to them, "The Scripture says, 'My house must be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave for robbers."

World English Bible

He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!"

Worrell New Testament

And He saith to them, "It has been written, 'My house, shall be called a house of prayer; but ye are making it a den of robbers!'"

Worsley New Testament

and said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer," but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he saith to them, 'It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

It is written
γράφω 
Grapho 
Usage: 149

My
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

οἶκος 
Oikos 
house, household, home 9, at home ,
Usage: 77

καλέω 
Kaleo 
call, bid, be so named, named ,
Usage: 106

the house
οἶκος 
Oikos 
house, household, home 9, at home ,
Usage: 77

of prayer
προσευχή 
Proseuche 
Usage: 31

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

it

Usage: 0

a den
σπήλαιον 
Spelaion 
Usage: 3

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 21:13

Devotionals containing Matthew 21:13

Images Matthew 21:13

Prayers for Matthew 21:13

Context Readings

The Cleansing Of The Temple

12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of he money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; 13 and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.


Cross References

Isaiah 56:7

even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.

Jeremiah 7:11

Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.

Psalm 93:5

Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.

Matthew 2:5

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,

Mark 11:17

And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Luke 19:46

saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

John 15:25

But this cometh to pass , that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

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