Luke 19:46-48

Common English Bible

⁴⁶ He said to them, “It’s written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hideout for crooks.”^[a]

⁴⁷ Jesus was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests, the legal experts, and the foremost leaders among the people were seeking to kill him. ⁴⁸ However, they couldn’t find a way to do it because all the people were enthralled with what they heard.