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46 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”[a]

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  1. 19:46 Isa 56:7; Jer 7:11.

46 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’[a];(A) but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[b](B)

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  1. Luke 19:46 Isaiah 56:7
  2. Luke 19:46 Jer. 7:11

I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem
    and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer.
I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices,
    because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.

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these I will bring to my holy mountain(A)
    and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices(B)
    will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
    a house of prayer for all nations.(C)(D)

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11 Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears my name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the Lord, have spoken!

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11 Has this house,(A) which bears my Name, become a den of robbers(B) to you? But I have been watching!(C) declares the Lord.

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13 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.[a]

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  1. 23:13 Some manuscripts add verse 14, What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, you will be severely punished. Compare Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.

Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(A) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(B)

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12 And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple.

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12 “This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area(A) on top of the mountain will be most holy.(B) Such is the law of the temple.

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Your royal laws cannot be changed.
    Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.

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Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
    holiness(A) adorns your house(B)
    for endless days.

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But no, the people are like crafty merchants
    selling from dishonest scales—
    they love to cheat.

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The merchant uses dishonest scales(A)
    and loves to defraud.

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