Mark 11:17

Mark 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
• New International Version (NIV)And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was teaching them and saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”

Context of Mark 11:17

15When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus went into the yard of the temple. People were buying and selling things there. Jesus began to make them all leave that place. Some men were changing coins there for people. He pushed over their tables. And he pushed over the seats of the men who sold birds. 16Jesus would not let anyone carry things through that place. While he was teaching the people, Jesus said, ‘The Bible says, “God's house will be a place where people from all countries pray.” But you have changed it into a place where robbers meet.’ 18The leaders of the priests and the teachers of God's Law heard this. And they thought about how they could kill Jesus. They were afraid of him. That was because all the crowd were listening to him. And the things that he taught caused the crowd to be very surprised. 19When it was evening, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city again.

Mark 11:17 word by word

καὶ ἐδίδασκεν καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· οὐ γέγραπται ὅτι ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν; ὑμεῖς δὲ πεποιήκατε αὐτὸν σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Is itγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• notοὐou · noG3756
• Myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• shall be calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• of prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• butδέde · thenG1161
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• have madeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• a denσπήλαιονspēlaion · caveG4693
• of thievesλῃστήςlēstēs · robber/rebelG3027
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754

Cross-references for Mark 11:17

• 1 Kings 8:41Foreigners, who do not belong to your people, the Israelites, will hear how great you are. Then they will come here from other countries far away.
• Isaiah 56:7Then I will bring them to my holy mountain. I will make them happy in my house, where people pray to me. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, when they offer them to me on my altar. People will call my temple, “A house where people from all nations may pray.” ’
• Isaiah 60:7All the sheep and goats in Kedar will come to you. They will give you sheep from Nebaioth, and I will accept them as sacrifices on my altar. I will make my temple great and beautiful.
• Luke 19:46He said to them, ‘The Bible says, “God's house will be a place where people come to pray.” But you have changed it into a place where robbers meet.’
• Jeremiah 7:11This is my temple! It is not a place where robbers can hide and be safe. Listen to me! I have seen the things that you have done.” That is what the Lord says.
• Hosea 12:7Your traders love to cheat people. They use false weights and measures.
• John 2:16He said to the people who sold birds, ‘Take them out of here! Do not make my Father's house into a market!’

Commentaries on Mark 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And he taught - them - See on Matthew 21:12; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 21:18-22. Mark 11:11 Into the temple - Not into the edifice properly called “the temple,” but into the “courts” which surrounded the principal edifice. Our Saviour, not being of the tribe of Levi, was not permitted to enter into the holy or most holy place; and when, therefore, it is said that he went into the “temple,” it is always to be understood of the “courts” surrounding the temple. See…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 Christ looked to find some fruit, for the time of gathering figs, though it was near, was not yet come; but he found none. He made this fig-tree an example, not to the trees, but to the men of that generation. It was a figure of the doom upon the Jewish church, to which he came seeking fruit, but found none. Christ went to the temple, and began to reform the abuses in its courts, to show that when the Redeemer came to Zion, it was to turn…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Jesus quoted Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11 to explain his actions. The quotation from Isaiah highlights the temple’s importance for Gentiles. The temple’s design included the Court of the Gentiles, a place meant to help Gentiles come and worship the God of Israel and become part of God’s people. Jesus judged Israel’s leaders because they were preventing Gentiles from properly using this part of the temple. They had turned a place meant to be a house of…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 11:17

• House of God
• Quotations and Allusions
• Temple
• Theft and Thieves

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Commentaries on Mark 11

• 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