Mark 11:17

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.

Translations

Mark 11:17 - Amplified Bible

And He taught and said to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have turned it into a den of robbers.

Mark 11:17 - American Standard Version

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.

Mark 11:17 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Mark 11:17 - Darby Bible

And he taught saying to 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.

Mark 11:17 - English Standard Version

And he was teaching them and saying to them, "Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations"? But you have made it a den of robbers."

Mark 11:17 - King James Version

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.

Mark 11:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y les enseñaba, diciendo: ¿No está escrito: "MI CASA SERA LLAMADA CASA DE ORACION PARA TODAS LAS NACIONES"? Pero vosotros la habéis hecho CUEVA DE LADRONES.

Mark 11:17 - The Message

Mark 11:17 - New American Standard Bible

And He {began} to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, `MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS'? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Mark 11:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y les enseñaba, diciendo: "¿No está escrito: 'MI CASA SERA LLAMADA CASA DE ORACION PARA TODAS LAS NACIONES'? Pero ustedes la han hecho CUEVA DE LADRONES."

Mark 11:17 - World English Bible

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!"

Mark 11:17 - Young's Living Translation

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

Mark 11:17 - Additional Comments

God does allow buying and selling, but in the right place and time. Buying and selling in the temple was a distraction from what the focus should have been - communing with God. How easily they were distracted from the main thing. How easily we are distracted from the main thing.

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