Matthew 21:13 — Bible Verse (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.”

Matthew 21:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 21:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 21:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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!””

Matthew 21:13 — World English Bible

Matthew 21:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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

Matthew 21:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he saith to them, `It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.'”

Matthew 21:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 21:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. ”

Matthew 21:13 — Darby Translation

Matthew 21:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And said to them, it is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer: but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.”

Matthew 21:13 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 21:13 in Context — Matthew 21

11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

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.

14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

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What Does Matthew 21:13 Mean?

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