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

At the same time two robbers were crucified with Him, one at His right hand and the other at His left.

Insults of the same kind were heaped on Him even by the robbers who were being crucified with Him.

And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave."

And together with Jesus they crucified two robbers, one at His right hand and one at His left.

Jesus replied, "A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who after both stripping and beating him went away, leaving him half dead.

"Which of those three seems to you to have acted like a fellow man to him who fell among the robbers?"

"It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."

All who have come before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep would not listen to them.

For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

I have served Him by frequent travelling, amid dangers in crossing rivers, dangers from robbers; dangers from my own countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles; dangers in the city, dangers in the Desert, dangers by sea, dangers from spies in our midst;