Everyday sayings of Jesus
A den of thieves
Wall Street, tax offices, Enron and other corrupt businesses have all been called dens of thieves. It’s not flattering, of course, to have your business compared to a hangout for criminals and thugs.
The phrase owes its popularity to a colourful attack by Jesus on the street-sellers who crowded the streets close to the temple in Jerusalem. Expecting to find the temple a place of prayer, Jesus was scandalised to see hucksters ripping off the pilgrims with over-priced goods. He made some powerful enemies when he overturned the sellers’ tables and told them…
Is it not written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations”? But you have made it a den of thieves.”
Mark 11:17 (click here for the full story)
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The salt of the earth… on the straight and narrow… a baptism of fire… many everyday sayings started with Jesus. Here are 30 of them. We’ve gathered the best known modern sayings and included some notes on what they mean and where you can find them in the accounts of Jesus’ life.
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Index of sayings
A baptism of fire
The blind leading the blind
Casting your pearls before swine
Coming back from the dead
Counting the cost
A crown of thorns
A den of thieves
Do to others as you would have them do to you
Doubting Thomas
Falling on stony ground
Going the extra mile
A good samaritan
Having a cross to bear
Hiding your light under a bushel
Jesus wept!
Killing the fatted calf
The kiss of Judas
Left hand doesn't know what right hand is doing
Man cannot live by bread alone
A millstone around your neck
Moving mountains
On the straight and narrow
The prodigal returns
The salt of the earth
Separating the sheep from the goats
Sweating blood
Thirty pieces of silver
Turning the other cheek
Until kingdom come
A wolf in sheep's clothing
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