Luke 19:46
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46 and he said, “It is written,
‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’
but you have made it a den of robbers.”(A)
Isaiah 56:7
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7 these 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 peoples.(A)
Jeremiah 7:11
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11 Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your sight? I, too, am watching, says the Lord.(A)
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Matthew 23:13
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13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others are going in you stop them.[a](A)
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Ezekiel 43:12
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12 This is the law of the temple: the whole territory on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy. This is the law of the temple.(A)
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Psalm 93:5
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5 Your decrees are very sure;
holiness befits your house,
O Lord, forevermore.(A)
Hosea 12:7
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7 A trader in whose hands are false balances,
he loves to oppress.(A)
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