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Luke 19:45–48

Jesus at the Temple

19:45,46pp—Mt 21:12–16; Mk 11:15–18; Jn 2:13–16

45 When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. 46 It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be a house of prayerc;c but you have made ita den of robbers.’dd

47 Every day he was teaching at the temple.e But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.f 48 Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.

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Luke 19:45–48 — English Standard Version (ESV)

45 And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, 46 saying to them, It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”

47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, 48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

Luke 19:45–48 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

Luke 19:45–48 — New Living Translation (NLT)

45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices. 46 He said to them, The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”

47 After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him. 48 But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.

Luke 19:45–48 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

45 Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, 46 saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of thieves.’ ”

47 And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, 48 and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

Luke 19:45–48 — New Century Version (NCV)

45 Jesus went into the Temple and began to throw out the people who were selling things there. 46 He said, “It is written in the Scriptures, ‘My Temple will be a house for prayer.’ But you have changed it into a ‘hideout for robbers’!”

47 Jesus taught in the Temple every day. The leading priests, the experts on the law, and some of the leaders of the people wanted to kill Jesus. 48 But they did not know how they could do it, because all the people were listening closely to him.

Luke 19:45–48 — American Standard Version (ASV)

45 And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold, 46 saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: 48 and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

Luke 19:45–48 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it, 46 saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. 47 And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.

Luke 19:45–48 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

45 Jesus went into the temple courtyard and began to throw out those who were selling things there. 46 He said to them, “Scripture says, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a gathering place for thieves.” 

47 Jesus taught in the temple courtyard every day. The chief priests, the experts in Moses’ Teachings, and the leaders of the people looked for a way to kill him. 48 But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him. 

Luke 19:45–48 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

45 He went into the temple complex and began to throw out those who were selling, 46 and He said, It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”

47 Every day He was teaching in the temple complex. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy Him, 48 but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

Luke 19:45–48 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

45 Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; 46 and he said, It is written,

My house shall be a house of prayer’;

but you have made it a den of robbers.”

47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him; 48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard.

Luke 19:45–48 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

45 And he entered into the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling, 46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘And my house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a cave of robbers!”

47 And he was teaching every day in the temple courts, and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him. 48 And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to what they were hearing from him.

Luke 19:45–48 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

45 Then Jesus entered the temple area. He began chasing out those who were selling there. 46 He told them, “It is written that the Lord said, ‘My house will be a house where people can pray.’ But you have made it a ‘den for robbers.’ ”

47 Every day Jesus was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests and the teachers of the law were trying to kill him. So were the leaders among the people. 48 But they couldn’t find any way to do it. All the people were paying close attention to his words.

Luke 19:45–48 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

45 Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling,

46 saying to them, It is written, ‘And My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a robbers den.”

47 And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy Him,

48 and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.


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