Matthew 21:13

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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.›

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 7:11 : 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen [it], saith the LORD.
  • Isa 56:7 : 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 mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
  • Luke 19:46 : 46 Saying unto them, ‹It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.›
  • Ps 93:5 : 5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
  • Mark 11:17 : 17 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.›

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  • Luke 19:45-47
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    95%

    45And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

    46Saying unto them, ‹It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.›

    47And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

  • Mark 11:15-18
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    93%

    15And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

    16And would not suffer that any man should carry [any] vessel through the temple.

    17And 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.›

    18And the scribes and chief priests heard [it], and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

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    12¶ And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

  • John 2:14-17
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    85%

    14And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

    15And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

    16And said unto them that sold doves, ‹Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.›

    17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

  • Jer 7:10-12
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    10And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

    11Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen [it], saith the LORD.

    12But go ye now unto my place which [was] in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

  • Matt 21:14-15
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    75%

    14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

    15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

  • Matt 21:23
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    23¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

  • Isa 56:7
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    7Even 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 mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

  • Luke 21:5-6
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    5¶ And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

    6[As for] ‹these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.›

  • Mark 11:27
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    27¶ And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

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    58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

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    61And said, This [fellow] said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

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    38‹Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.›

  • Luke 13:35
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    29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days,

  • Mark 11:11
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    11And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

  • John 2:19
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    19Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.›

  • John 2:21
    70%

    21But he spake of the temple of his body.

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    1¶ And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!

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    52Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, ‹Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?›

  • 1 Cor 3:17
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    17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.

  • 2 Chr 7:20-21
    2 verses
    69%

    20Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it [to be] a proverb and a byword among all nations.

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    69%

    6‹But I say unto you, That in this place is› [one] ‹greater than the temple.›

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    2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

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