King James Version

Luke 19:46

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “And will be” (καὶ ἔσται) before the here.

λέγωνlegōnSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.Sayingαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΓέγραπταιgegraptaiIt is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “It is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).It is writtenΚαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔσταιestaiisεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκόςoikoshouseοἶκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “house”, the subject formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.the houseμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οἶκοςoikoshouseοἶκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “house”, the subject formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.προσευχῆςproseuchēsof prayerπροσευχή (proseuchē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of prayer”, the of-formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).This verse uses “prayer”.of prayerὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτὸνautonitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἐποιήσατεepoiēsateto doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.σπήλαιονspēlaiona denσπήλαιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a den”, the object formG4693a cave, den, hideout.This verse uses “den”.a denλῃστῶνlēstōnof thievesλῃστής (lēstēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of thieves”, the of-formG3027 a robber, brigand, bandit.of thieves

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.

Quotes

Isaiah 56:7 Isaiah 56:7 · King James VersionEven them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.Isaiah 56:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source
It is written
Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Jeremiah 7:11 Jeremiah 7:11 · King James VersionIs this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 7:11 · King James VersionOpen the Source
It is written
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

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