Luke 19:46

46 "It is written," He said, "`And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."

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 they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."

45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.

46 "It is written," He said, "`And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."

47 And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.

48 But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.