Luke 19:46

46 sayinge vnto them yt is written: my housse is the housse of prayer: but ye have made it a den of theves.

Luke 19:46 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:46

Saying unto them, it is written
In ( Isaiah 56:7 )

my house is the house of prayer;
built and devoted for that service:

but ye have made it a den of thieves;
which clause is not written in the above prophecy, but are the words of Christ referring to ( Jeremiah 7:11 ) . The Ethiopic version adds, "and robbers"; and the Persic version adds, "and a place of cut-purses"; (See Gill on Matthew 21:13).

Luke 19:46 In-Context

44 and make the even with the grounde with thy chyldren which are in the. And they shall not leve in the one stone vpo another because thou knewest not the tyme of thy visitacion.

45 And he went in to the temple and begane to cast out them that solde therin and them that bought

46 sayinge vnto them yt is written: my housse is the housse of prayer: but ye have made it a den of theves.

47 And he taught dayly in the temple. The hye Prestes and the Scribes and the chefe of the people went about to destroye him:

48 but coulde not finde what to do. For all the people stacke by him and gave him audience.