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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’ ? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ””

Mark 11:17

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Mark 11 records Jesus entering the temple in Jerusalem and driving out those buying and selling in its outer court. The court of the Gentiles was where non-Jews could come to worship, and the commerce there crowded it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’ ? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”

World English Bible (WEB)

He taught, saying to them, “Isn’t it written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have made it a den of robbers!”

King James Version (KJV)

And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he was teaching, saying to them, 'Has it not been written -- My house a house of prayer shall be called for all the nations, and you did make it a den of robbers?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y les enseñaba diciendo: ¿No está escrito que mi casa, casa de oración será llamada por todas las gentes? Mas vosotros la habéis hecho cueva de ladrones.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y se puso a enseñar. Les decía:«Las Escrituras dicen que mi templo ha de ser “casa de oración de todas las naciones”, pero ustedes lo han convertido en “cueva de ladrones”».

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