Dialogue of Justin

For He appeared distasteful to you when He cried among you, `It is written, My house is the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves!'[42]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV

For He who uttered them was Truth, and did truly vindicate His own house, by driving out of it the changers of money, who were buying and selling, saying unto them: "It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."[23]

Tertullian On Modesty

She has none to whom to make such a promise; and if she have had, she does not make it; since even the earthly temple of God can sooner have been called by the Lord a "den of robbers,"[9]

Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Also in the same place: "Ye have made my Father's house a house of merchandise; and ye have made the house of prayer a den of thieves."[781]

Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II

If, therefore, we neglect to separate the transgressor from the Church of God, we shall make the "Lord's house a den of thieves."[97]

2 Clement

but if we do not the will of the Lord, we shall be of the scripture that saith, "My house was made a den of robbers."[100]

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