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Matthew 21:13
New English Translation
Matthew 21:13
New English Translation
13 And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[a] but you are turning it into a den[b] of robbers!”[c]
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- Matthew 21:13 sn A quotation from Isa 56:7.
- Matthew 21:13 tn Or “a hideout” (see L&N 1.57).
- Matthew 21:13 sn A quotation from Jer 7:11. The meaning of Jesus’ statement about making the temple courts a den of robbers probably operates here at two levels. Not only were the religious leaders robbing the people financially, but because of this they had also robbed them spiritually by stealing from them the opportunity to come to know God genuinely. It is possible that these merchants had recently been moved to this location for convenience.
Matthew 21:13
New International Version
Matthew 21:13
New International Version
13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[a](A) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[b]”(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
- Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
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