13and 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.'


In Context

10 And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, 'Who is this?'

11 And the multitudes said, 'This is Jesus the prophet, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.'

12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,

13 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.'

14 And there came to him blind and lame men in the temple, and he healed them,

15 and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;

Matthew 21:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:13"It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a 'den of robbers.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:13And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:13and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:13And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:13and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:13And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:13He said to them, |It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:13And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves.