Verse 46

saying to them, `It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer -- but ye made it a den of robbers.'

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 56:7 : 7 I have brought them unto My holy mountain, And caused them to rejoice in My house of prayer, Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices `Are' for a pleasing thing on Mine altar, For My house, `A house of prayer,' Is called for all the peoples.
  • Jer 7:11 : 11 A den of burglars hath this house, On which My name is called, been in your eyes? Even I, lo, I have seen, an affirmation of Jehovah.
  • Ezek 43:12 : 12 This `is' a law of the house: on the top of the mountain, all its border all round about `is' most holy; lo, this `is' a law of the house.
  • Hos 12:7 : 7 Canaan! in his hand `are' balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
  • Ps 93:5 : 5 Thy testimonies have been very stedfast, To Thy house comely `is' holiness, O Jehovah, for length of days!