American Standard Version
"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, American Standard Version
“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.”
“He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!"”
“And he said to them,“It is written,‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!””
“And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.”
“And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.”
“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.”
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?
And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves;
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.
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,
and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?