Luke 19:46 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.”

Luke 19:46 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 19:46 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 19:46 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!””

Luke 19:46 — World English Bible

Luke 19:46 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.”

Luke 19:46 — American Standard Version

Luke 19:46 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“saying to them, `It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer--but ye made it a den of robbers.'”

Luke 19:46 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 19:46 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.”

Luke 19:46 — Darby Translation

Luke 19:46 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Saying vnto them, It is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues.”

Luke 19:46 — Geneva Bible

Luke 19:46 in Context — Luke 19

44 ils te détruiront, toi et tes enfants au milieu de toi, et ils ne laisseront pas en toi pierre sur pierre, parce que tu n’as pas connu le temps où tu as été visitée.

45 Il entra dans le temple, et il se mit à chasser ceux qui vendaient,

46 leur disant: Il est écrit: Ma maison sera une maison de prière. Mais vous, vous en avez fait une caverne de voleurs.

47 Il enseignait tous les jours dans le temple. Et les principaux sacrificateurs, les scribes, et les principaux du peuple cherchaient à le faire périr;

48 mais ils ne savaient comment s’y prendre, car tout le peuple l’écoutait avec admiration.

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What Does Luke 19:46 Mean?

Luke 19:46 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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