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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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| λέγει | legei | He says | G3004 → |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → |
| γέγραπται· | gegraptai | It has been written: | G1125 → |
| ὁ | ho | The | G3588 → |
| οἶκός | oikos | house | G3624 → |
| μου | mou | of Mine | G3165 → |
| οἶκος | oikos | a house | G3624 → |
| προσευχῆς | proseuchēs | of prayer | G4335 → |
| κληθήσεται, | klēthēsetai | will be called,’ | G2564 → |
| ὑμεῖς | humeis | You yourselves | G4771 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | it | G846 → |
| ποιεῖτε | poieite | make | G4160 → |
| σπήλαιον | spēlaion | a den | G4693 → |
| λῃστῶν. | lēstōn | of robbers.’ | G3027 → |
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