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 smash you to the ground—you and your children within you. And they won’t leave within you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.” 45Then Yeshua entered the Temple and began to drive out the merchants, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” 47And He was teaching every day in the Temple. The ruling kohanim and the Torah scholars, even the leaders of the people, were trying to destroy Him; 48but they could not find any way to do it, because all the people were hanging on His words.

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 testimonies are very sure. Holiness befits Your House, Adonai, for endless days.
• Isaiah 56:7these I will bring to My holy mountain, and let them rejoice in My House of Prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar. For My House will be called a House of Prayer for all nations.”
• Jeremiah 7:11Has this House, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Look, even I have seen it!” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Ezekiel 43:12This is the Torah of the House: the whole territory around it on top of the mountain will be most holy. Behold, this is the Torah of the House.
• Hosea 12:7So you should return to your God, keep covenant loyalty and justice, and wait for your God continually.

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