Luke 19:46

Luke 19:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
• New International Version (NIV)“It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”

Context of Luke 19:46

44and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].” 45Jesus went into the temple [enclosure] and began driving out those who were selling, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a robbers’ den.” 47He was teaching day after day in the temple [porches and courts]; but the chief priests and scribes and the leading men among the people were seeking [a way] to put Him to death, 48and they could not find anything that they could do, for all the people [stayed close to Him and] were hanging on to every word He said.

Luke 19:46 word by word

λέγων αὐτοῖς· γέγραπται, καὶ ἔσται ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς· ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατε σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• It is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• of prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• butδέde · thenG1161
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• have madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• a denσπήλαιονspēlaion · caveG4693
• of thievesλῃστήςlēstēs · robber/rebelG3027

Cross-references for Luke 19:46

• Psalms 93:5Your precepts are fully confirmed and completely reliable; Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever.
• Isaiah 56:7All these I will bring to My holy mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”
• Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which is called by My Name, become a den of robbers in your eyes [a place of retreat for you between acts of violence]? Behold, I Myself have seen it,” says the Lord.
• Ezekiel 43:12This is the law of the temple: Its entire area all around on the top of the mountain (Mount Moriah) shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances; He loves to oppress and exploit.
• Matthew 23:14[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you swallow up widows’ houses, and to cover it up you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation.]

Commentaries on Luke 19:46

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries that awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious blood was about to be shed, without seeing that the likeness of God in the believer, consists much in good-will and compassion? Surely those cannot be right who take up any doctrines of truth, so as to be hardened towards their fellow-sinners. But let every one remember, that though Jesus wept over Jerusalem, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-48After entering Jerusalem as the Christ, Jesus performed an action that showed he was the Christ (see Malachi 3:1). He began to drive out from the temple those who exchanged money and merchants selling animals for offerings. This action was meant to restore true worship in the temple. It also symbolized the judgment that Jesus had just announced against Israel (19:41–44).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 45-4845-46. As the first cleansing was on His first visit to Jerusalem (Joh 2:13-22), so this second cleansing was on His last. den of thieves--banded together for plunder, reckless of principle. The mild term "house of merchandise," used on the former occasion, was now unsuitable.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:46

• Covetousness
• House of God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Quotations and Allusions
• Temple
• Theft and Thieves

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Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings