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.
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And he taught, saying unto them, is it not written,.... In Isa 56:7.
My house shall be called of all nations, the house of prayer? For not only the Jews went up to the temple to pray, see Luk 18:10,…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 21:18-22. Mar 11:11 Into the temple - Not into the edifice properly called “the temple,” but into the “courts” which surrounded the principal edifice.…
Here is, I. Christ's cursing the fruitless fig-tree. He had a convenient resting-place at Bethany, and therefore thither he went at resting-time; but his work lay at Jerusalem, and thither therefore…
Cambridge Bible
of all nations Rather, for all nations. See margin. The words are cited from Isa 56:7.
a den of thieves Literally, a cave of robbers or bandits. See Jer 7:11. The distinction is to be borne in mind…
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