Matthew 21:13
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Berean Study Bible
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.’

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, ‘It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.’

King James Bible
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He declared
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: 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 is written:
Γέγραπται (Gegraptai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

‘My
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

house
οἶκός (oikos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

will be called
κληθήσεται (klēthēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2564: (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
Strong's 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

of prayer.’
προσευχῆς (proseuchēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4335: From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory.

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are making
ποιεῖτε (poieite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4160: (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
Strong's 846: 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
Strong's 4693: 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
Strong's 3027: A robber, brigand, bandit. From leizomai; a brigand.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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