King James Version
Matthew 21:13 in the King James Version says “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.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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 · KJV
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
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.
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“house”
G3624a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
“house”
G3624a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively)
“shall be called”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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