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 Living Translation (NLT)He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”

Context of Mark 11:17

15So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 16And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. 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.’ ” 18And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching. 19When evening had come, He went out of the city.

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 8:41“Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name’s sake
• Isaiah 56:7Even them 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 shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
• Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; They shall ascend with acceptance on My altar, And I will glorify the house of My glory.
• Luke 19:46saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ”
• Jeremiah 7:11Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the Lord.
• Hosea 12:7“A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.
• John 2:16And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!”

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