Mark 11:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As he was teaching them, he said, 'Is it not written: My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but you have made it a den of thieves.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} he taught,{G1321} and said{G3004} unto them,{G846} Is it{G1125} not{G3756} written,{G1125} My{G3450} house{G3624} shall be called{G2564} a house{G3624} of prayer{G4335} for all{G3956} the nations?{G1484} but{G1161} ye{G5210} have made{G4160} it{G846} a den{G4693} of robbers.{G3754}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} he taught{G1321}{(G5707)}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)} unto them{G846}, Is it{G1125} not{G3756} written{G1125}{(G5769)},{G3754} My{G3450} house{G3624} shall be called{G2564}{(G5701)} of all{G3956} nations{G1484} the house{G3624} of prayer{G4335}? but{G1161} ye{G5210} have made{G4160}{(G5656)} it{G846} a den{G4693} of thieves{G3027}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he taught sayinge vnto them is it not written: my housse shalbe called the housse of prayer vnto all nacions? But ye have made it a deen of theves.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he taught and sayde vnto them: Is it not wrytten: My house shalbe called a house of prayer for all people? But ye haue made it a denne of murthurers.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he taught, saying vnto them, Is it not written, Mine house shalbe called the house of prayer vnto all nations? but you haue made it a denne of theeues.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he taught, saying vnto them: Is it not written, My house shalbe called the house of prayer vnto all nations? But ye haue made it a denne of thieues.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he taught, saying unto them, ‹Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He taught, saying to them, "Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers!"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he was teaching, saying to them, `Hath it not been written -- My house a house of prayer shall be called for all the nations, and ye did make it a den of robbers?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He taught, saying to them, "Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then he began to teach them and said,“Is it not written:‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 56:7 : 7 'I will bring them 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 nations.'
  • Jer 7:11 : 11 Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.
  • Luke 19:46 : 46 He told them, 'It is written: My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers!'.
  • John 2:16 : 16 To those selling doves He said, 'Get these out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!'
  • 1 Kgs 8:41-48 : 41 As for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but comes from a distant land because of Your name— 42 for they will hear of Your great name, Your mighty hand, and Your outstretched arm. When they come and pray toward this house, 43 then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all the foreigner asks You for, so that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and may know that this house I have built is called by Your name. 44 When Your people go out to fight against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the temple I have built for Your name, 45 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause. 46 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to a land far away or near, 47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly'; 48 and if they turn back to You with all their heart and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray to You in the direction of the land You gave to their ancestors, the city You have chosen, and the temple I have built for Your name,
  • Hos 12:7 : 7 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice and wait for your God continually.
  • Isa 60:7 : 7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will go up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my splendor.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    45 Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying there.

    46 He told them, 'It is written: My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers!'.

    47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

  • Matt 21:12-15
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    93%

    12 Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves,

    13 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!'

    14 The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

    15 When the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple, 'Hosanna to the Son of David!' they became indignant

  • John 2:14-17
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    83%

    14 In the temple courts, He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.

    15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both the sheep and the oxen. He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

    16 To those selling doves He said, 'Get these out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!'

    17 Then His disciples remembered that it is written: 'Zeal for Your house will consume me.'

  • Mark 11:15-16
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    80%

    15 When they came to Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

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  • Jer 7:10-11
    2 verses
    79%

    10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my name, and say, ‘We are safe,’ only to go on doing all these detestable things?

    11 Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.

  • Mark 11:18
    78%

    18 The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began seeking a way to destroy him. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

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    74%

    7 'I will bring them 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 nations.'

  • Matt 21:23
    73%

    23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?'

  • Mark 11:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27 They came again to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him.

    28 They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?'

  • Luke 21:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 Some people were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, and he said,

    6 ‘As for these things you see, days are coming when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’

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    72%

    58 "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.'"

  • John 8:2
    72%

    2 Early in the morning, he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began teaching them.

  • Mark 11:11
    72%

    11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. After looking around at everything, since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

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    72%

    1 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him.

  • Matt 26:55
    71%

    55 At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

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    71%

    61 They declared, "This man said, 'I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

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    2 verses
    71%

    6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.

    7 If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

  • Mark 14:49
    70%

    49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled."

  • Mark 15:29
    70%

    29 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

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    70%

    40 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.'

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    70%

    17 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    70%

    17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

  • Matt 23:38
    70%

    38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.

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    70%

    21 But He was speaking about the temple of His body.

  • Luke 13:35
    70%

    35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’

  • John 8:20
    70%

    20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple treasury. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.

  • 2 Chr 7:20
    70%

    20 then I will uproot you from My land that I have given you, and I will reject this temple I have consecrated for My name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

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    2 verses
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    1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Teacher, look at these magnificent stones and impressive buildings!'

    2 Jesus replied, 'Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.'

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    70%

    10 Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.'?

  • Matt 15:7
    70%

    7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,

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    69%

    39 Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

  • John 2:19
    69%

    19 Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.'

  • Luke 22:52
    69%

    52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs?

  • Luke 21:37-38
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    37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives.

    38 And all the people would get up early in the morning to come to him in the temple to hear him.

  • Mark 7:13
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    13 You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."

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