Luke 19:45-48
English Standard Version
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
45 (A)And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, 46 saying to them, “It is written, (B)‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but (C)you have made it a den of robbers.”
47 (D)And he was teaching daily in the temple. (E)The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, 48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.
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Luke 19:45-48
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Cleansing the Temple Complex
45 He(A) went into the temple complex and began to throw out those who were selling,[a] 46 and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer,(B) but you have made it a den of thieves!”(C)[b]
47 Every day He was teaching(D) in the temple complex. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy(E) Him, 48 but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people(F) were captivated by what they heard.[c]
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- Luke 19:45 Other mss add and buying in it
- Luke 19:46 Is 56:7; Jr 7:11
- Luke 19:48 Lit people hung on what they heard
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