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Matthew 21:13

And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532
λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
γέγραπται·gegraptaiIt has been written:G1125
hoTheG3588
οἶκόςoikoshouseG3624
μουmouof MineG3165
οἶκοςoikosa houseG3624
προσευχῆςproseuchēsof prayerG4335
κληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiwill be called,’G2564
ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesG4771
δὲdehoweverG1161
αὐτὸνautonitG846
ποιεῖτεpoieitemakeG4160
σπήλαιονspēlaiona denG4693
λῃστῶν.lēstōnof robbers.’G3027

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The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain