King James Version

Matthew 21:13

And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called 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 “make” (ποιεῖτε) before den here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “made” (ἐποιήσατε) before den here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeisaidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, 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.saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto 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 writtenὉhotheὁarticle, 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.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.the houseπροσευχῆςproseuchēsof 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 prayerκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaito callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (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.itποιεῖτεpoieiteto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated 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

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐποιήσατεepoiēsatehave madeποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “have made”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he saith to them, 'It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith to them, 'It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.'

World English Bible

He said to them, “ It is written , ‘ My house shall be called a house of prayer ,’ but you have made it a den of robbers !”

Darby Translation

And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.

Douay-Rheims

And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called 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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