Verse 17
Mark 11:17
New Living Translation
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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.”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἐδίδασκεν ⸂καὶ ἔλεγεν⸃ ⸀αὐτοῖς· Οὐ γέγραπται ὅτι Ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληθήσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν; ὑμεῖς δὲ ⸀πεποιήκατε αὐτὸν σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
English Translation
And he was teaching and saying to them: "Is it not written that My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it a den of robbers."
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Chapter 11 Context
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As Yashua (Jesus) and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Be...
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“Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donk...
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3
If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.’”
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4
The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door.
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5
As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
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6
They said what Yashua (Jesus) had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it.
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7
Then they brought the colt to Yashua (Jesus) and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.
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8
Many in the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches t...
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9
Yashua (Jesus) was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, “Pr...
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10
Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David!<br>Praise God (Elohim) in highest heaven!”<br...
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11
So Yashua (Jesus) came to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at ever...
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12
The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Yashua (Jesus) was hungry.
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13
He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any fig...
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14
Then Yashua (Jesus) said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples hear...
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15
When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Yashua (Jesus) entered the Temple and began to drive out the pe...
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16
and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace.
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17
He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nation...
18
When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Yashua (Jesus) had done, they bega...
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19
That evening Yashua (Jesus) and the disciples left the city.
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20
The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered...
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21
Peter remembered what Yashua (Jesus) had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, “Look,...
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22
Then Yashua (Jesus) said to the disciples, “Have faith in God (Elohim).
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23
I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’...
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24
I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
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25
But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father...
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27
Again they entered Jerusalem. As Yashua (Jesus) was walking through the Temple area, the leading pri...
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28
They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?...
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29
“I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Yashua (Jesus) repli...
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30
“Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human? Answer me!”
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31
They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t belie...
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32
But do we dare say it was merely human?” For they were afraid of what the people would do, because e...
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33
So they finally replied, “We don’t know.” And Yashua (Jesus) responded, “Then I won’t tell you by wh...
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