Matthew 21:13
Matthew 21:12-14 The Message (MSG)
Jesus went straight to the Temple and threw out everyone who had set up shop, buying and selling. He kicked over the tables of loan sharks and the stalls of dove merchants. He quoted this text: My house was designated a house of prayer; You have made it a hangout for thieves. Now there was room for the blind and crippled to get in. They came to Jesus and he healed them.
Matthew 21:13 King James Version (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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER’; but you are making it a ROBBERS’ DEN.”
Matthew 21:13 New Century Version (NCV)
Jesus said to all the people there, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My Temple will be called a house for prayer.’ But you are changing it into a ‘hideout for robbers.’ ”
Matthew 21:13 American Standard Version (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.
Matthew 21:13 New International Version (NIV)
“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.’”
Matthew 21:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”
Matthew 21:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Jesus said to them, “It is written [in Scripture], ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER’; but you are making it a ROBBERS’ DEN.” [Is 56:7; Jer 7:11]
Matthew 21:13 New Living Translation (NLT)
He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”