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Matthew 21:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 13 And he said to them: “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’+ but you are making it a cave of robbers.”+

Matthew 21:13

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 13 καὶ and λέγει he is saying αὐτοῖς to them Γέγραπται It has been written Ὁ The οἶκός house μου of me οἶκος house προσευχῆς of prayer κληθήσεται, will be called, ὑμεῖς YOU δὲ but αὐτὸν it ποιεῖτε are making σπήλαιον cave λῃστῶν. of robbers.

Matthew 21:13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 13 And he said to them: “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’+ but YOU are making it a cave of robbers.”+

Matthew 21:13

The Bible in Living English
- 13 and said to them “It is written ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a robbers’ cave.”

Matthew 21:13

American Standard Version
- 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.

Matthew 21:13

The Emphasized Bible
- 13 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.

Matthew 21:13

King James Version
- 13 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.

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 21

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 21:13
  
  cave of robbers: Or “den of thieves.” Jesus here alludes to Jer 7:11. He likely called the merchants and money changers “robbers” because they made unjust profit from selling animals for sacrifice and charged exorbitant fees for exchanging currencies. Jesus was also indignant that Jehovah’s house of prayer, or place of worship, had been wrongly turned into a center for commercial activity.