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But you have made it &#8216a den of robbers.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/mark/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.” <a href="/esv/mark/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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.” <a href="/bsb/mark/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/blb/mark/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He began teaching, and was saying to them, "Has it not been written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.'" <a href="/kjv/mark/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/mark/11.htm">New King James Version</a> Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/mark/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written: ‘MY HOUSE WILL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS’? But you have made it a DEN OF ROBBERS.” <a href="/nasb/mark/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> And He began to teach and say to them, &#8220Is it not written, &#8216MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS &#8216? But you have made it a ROBBERS&#8217 DEN.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/mark/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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.” <a href="/lsb/mark/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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.” <a href="/amp/mark/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/csb/mark/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He was teaching them: “Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves! ” <a href="/hcsb/mark/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then He began to teach them: &#8220Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves!&#8221 <a href="/asv/mark/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/mark/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then he taught the people and said, "The Scriptures say, 'My house should be called a place of worship for all nations.' But you have made it a place where robbers hide!" <a href="/erv/mark/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/mark/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then he taught them by saying, "Scripture says, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations,' but you have turned it into a gathering place for thieves." <a href="/gnt/mark/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> He then taught the people: "It is written in the Scriptures that God said, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.' But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!" <a href="/isv/mark/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then he began to teach them: "It is written, is it not, 'My house is to be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you've turned it into a hideout for bandits!" <a href="/msb/mark/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, ?Is it not written: ?My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?? But you have made it ?a den of robbers.?? <a href="/net/mark/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he began to teach them and said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have turned it into a den of robbers!" <a href="/nheb/mark/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it a den of robbers." <a href="/wbt/mark/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called by all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. <a href="/wey/mark/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave." <a href="/web/mark/11.htm">World English Bible</a> 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!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He was teaching, saying to them, “Has it not been written: My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations? And you made it a den of robbers!” <a href="/blb/mark/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He began teaching, and was saying to them, "Has it not been written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.'" <a href="/ylt/mark/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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?' <a href="/slt/mark/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he taught, saying to them, Has it not been written, That my house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations? and ye made it a den of robbers.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written, My house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations? But you have made it a den of thieves. <a href="/cpdv/mark/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he taught them, saying: “Is it not written: ‘For my house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations?’ But you have made it into a den of robbers.” <a href="/nabre/mark/11.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he taught them saying, “Is it not written: ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples’? But you have made it a den of thieves.” <a href="/nrsvce/mark/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He was teaching and saying, “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.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he taught them and said to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called the house of prayer for all the peoples? But you have made it a bandits’ cave. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he taught and he said 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.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written, My house shall be called the house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers. <a href="/godbey/mark/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And He was teaching, saying to them, <FR>Is it not written, That my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the Gentiles? But you have made it a den of thieves.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/mark/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And he taught them, saying, Is it not written, that ?My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations?? but ye have made it a den of thieves. <a href="/mace/mark/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> at the same time he explained himself to them in these words, is it not written, "my house shall be called a house of prayer to all nations?" but ye have made it a harbour for thieves. <a href="/wey/mark/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave." <a href="/worrell/mark/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And He was teaching, and said to them, <FR>"Has it not been written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;' but ye have made it a den of robbers!"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/mark/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And He taught them, saying, <FR>Is it not written, my house shall be called an house of prayer for all nations? But ye have made it a den of thieves.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/mark/11-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=3731" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/11.htm">Jesus Cleanses the Temple</a> …16And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/1321.htm" title="1321: edidasken (V-IIA-3S) -- To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.">Jesus began to teach</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: elegen (V-IIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">He declared,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">“</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">Is it not written:</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">‘My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikos (N-NMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/2564.htm" title="2564: klēthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to call.">will be called</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikos (N-NMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">a house</a> <a href="/greek/4335.htm" title="4335: proseuchēs (N-GFS) -- From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory.">of prayer</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasin (Adj-DNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">for all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnesin (N-DNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">nations’?</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: pepoiēkate (V-RIA-2P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">have made</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it</a> <a href="/greek/4693.htm" title="4693: Spēlaion (N-ANS) -- A cave, den, hideout. Neuter of a presumed derivative of speos; a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort.">‘a den</a> <a href="/greek/3027.htm" title="3027: lēstōn (N-GMP) -- A robber, brigand, bandit. From leizomai; a brigand.">of robbers.’” </a> 18When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11</a> Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Matthew 21:13</a> And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Luke 19:46</a> He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/john/2-14.htm">John 2:14-16</a> In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!” <a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a> “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a> because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. <a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41-43</a> And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name— / for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a> However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’ <a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Romans 15:16</a> to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a> Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ... <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hebrews 3:6</a> But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast. <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a> But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. <a href="/zechariah/14-21.htm">Zechariah 14:21</a> Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but you have made it a den of thieves.Is it.<a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41-48</a> Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; … <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a> All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.of all nations the house of prayer.<a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11</a> 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.<a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a> He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.<a href="/john/2-16.htm">John 2:16</a> And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">Den</a> <a href="/mark/2-21.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/mark/11-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/mark/10-42.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/mark/9-29.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-17.htm">Remonstrated</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/mark/10-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/mark/9-12.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/mark/10-4.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Den</a> <a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/mark/13-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/mark/13-10.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/mark/11-24.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/john/10-32.htm">Remonstrated</a> <a href="/mark/15-27.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/mark/12-35.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/mark/12-14.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/mark/11-18.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/mark/15-27.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/mark/12-10.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/mark/14-21.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 11</div>1. <a href="/mark/11-1.htm">Jesus rides with triumph into Jerusalem;</a> 12. <a href="/mark/11-12.htm">curses the fruitless fig tree;</a> 15. <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">purges the temple;</a> 20. <a href="/mark/11-20.htm">exhorts his disciples to steadfastness of faith, and to forgive their enemies;</a> 27. <a href="/mark/11-27.htm">and defends his actions by the witness of John, who was a man sent of God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared This phrase indicates a moment of instruction and authority. Jesus often used teaching moments to reveal deeper truths about God's kingdom. His teaching here is not just informative but corrective, addressing the misuse of the temple. This setting in the temple courts highlights His role as a rabbi and a prophet, challenging the religious leaders and the status quo.Is it not written: Jesus frequently used Scripture to validate His teachings, emphasizing the authority of the Word of God. This rhetorical question points to the established truth found in the Hebrew Scriptures, which His audience would have recognized. It underscores the continuity between Jesus' message and the Old Testament.‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? This quotation is from <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a>, which speaks of the temple as a place of worship for all peoples, not just Israel. The temple was intended to be a beacon of God's presence and a place where all nations could seek Him. This reflects God's inclusive plan for salvation and foreshadows the Great Commission, where the gospel is to be preached to all nations (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Here, Jesus references <a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11</a>, where the prophet condemns the people for turning the temple into a place of corruption. The term "den of robbers" suggests a place where thieves hide, implying that the religious leaders were using the temple for personal gain rather than worship. This critique highlights the moral and spiritual decay present in the temple practices of the time. Jesus' actions and words serve as a prophetic judgment against the exploitation and commercialization of sacred spaces, pointing to His role as the purifier of worship and the true High Priest.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching in the temple and addressing the misuse of the sacred space. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a> The setting of this event, the temple was the center of Jewish worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_money_changers_and_merchants.htm">The Money Changers and Merchants</a> Individuals conducting business in the temple, whom Jesus rebukes for turning a place of worship into a marketplace. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_chief_priests_and_scribes.htm">The Chief Priests and Scribes</a> Religious leaders who were responsible for maintaining the temple's sanctity but were complicit in its misuse. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations (Gentiles)</a> Jesus references the inclusion of all nations in worship, highlighting the temple's intended purpose as a house of prayer for everyone.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_worship_spaces.htm">The Sanctity of Worship Spaces</a> Jesus' actions remind us of the importance of maintaining the holiness and purpose of places dedicated to worship. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_worship.htm">Inclusivity in Worship</a> God's vision for His house as a place of prayer for all nations challenges us to embrace diversity and inclusivity in our worship communities. <a href="/topical/c/condemnation_of_exploitation.htm">Condemnation of Exploitation</a> The rebuke of the money changers serves as a warning against using religious settings for personal gain or exploitation. <a href="/topical/r/righteous_anger.htm">Righteous Anger</a> Jesus' response to the corruption in the temple demonstrates that there is a place for righteous anger in confronting injustice and sin. <a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_on_worship.htm">Personal Reflection on Worship</a> As believers, we are called to examine our own lives and ensure that our worship is genuine and not tainted by ulterior motives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 11</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_christian_catacombs.htm">What defines a house of prayer?</a> <a href="/q/house_of_prayer_or_den_of_thieves.htm">Is it a house of prayer or a den of thieves?</a> <a href="/q/purpose_of_the_court_of_gentiles.htm">What is the purpose of the Court of the Gentiles?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_house_of_prayer.htm">What defines a house of prayer?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations (πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν). St. Mark, writing for Gentiles, assures them that the God of the Jews is the God of all the nations; and that the court of the Gentiles, which was then so profaned, was a constituent part of his house of prayer. St. Jerome notes Christ's action in driving out the profaners of the temple as a great proof of his Divine power, that he alone should have been able to cast out so great a multitude. He says, "A fiery splendor flashed from his eyes, and the majesty of Deity shone in his countenance." The words, "My house shall be called the house of prayer," are a quotation from <a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a>; and it is a remarkable coincidence that in Ver. 11 of that chapter the rulers of the people are described as looking "every one for his gain from his quarter." A den of thieves (σπήλαιον ληστῶν); this should be rendered, a den of robbers. The Greek word for "thief" is κλέπτης, not ληστής. The two terms are carefully distinguished in St. John (<a href="/john/10-1.htm">John 10:1</a>), "the same is a thief (κλέπτης) and a robber (λῃστής)." These priests, wholly intent upon gain, by various fraudulent acts plundered strangers and the poor, who came purchase offerings for the worship of God. Observe that the temple is called the house of God, not because he dwells in it in any corporeal sense, for "he dwelleth not in temples made with hands," but because the temple is the place set apart for the worship of God, in which he specially gives ear to the prayers of his people, and in which he specially promises his spiritual presence. Hence we learn what reverence is due to the houses of God; so that, as the master of a house resents any insult offered to his house as an insult to himself, so Christ reckons any wilful dishonor done to his house as a wrong and insult to him. <a href="/commentaries/mark/11-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. He began to teach ἐδίδασκεν (edidasken) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1321.htm">Strong's 1321: </a> To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. declare, ἔλεγεν (elegen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Is it not written: γέγραπται (gegraptai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. ‘My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. house οἶκός (oikos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. will be called κληθήσεται (klēthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2564.htm">Strong's 2564: </a> (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. a house οἶκος (oikos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. of prayer προσευχῆς (proseuchēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4335.htm">Strong's 4335: </a> From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory. for all πᾶσιν (pasin) Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. nations’? ἔθνεσιν (ethnesin) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. have made πεποιήκατε (pepoiēkate) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. it αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. ‘a den Σπήλαιον (Spēlaion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4693.htm">Strong's 4693: </a> A cave, den, hideout. Neuter of a presumed derivative of speos; a cavern; by implication, a hiding-place or resort. of robbers.’” λῃστῶν (lēstōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A robber, brigand, bandit. 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