17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’[a]?(A) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[b](B)

18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him,(C) because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 11:17 Isaiah 56:7
  2. Mark 11:17 Jer. 7:11

17 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.

18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

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17 And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, (A)‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But (B)you have made it a den of robbers.” 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and (C)were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because (D)all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.

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