And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? 便教训他们说,经上不是记着说,我的殿必称为万国祷告的殿吗。
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. 对他们说,经上记着说,我的殿必称为祷告的殿。你们倒使他成为贼窝了。
Thou, O Lord, hast chosen this house for thy name to be called upon therein, that it might be a house of prayer and supplication for thy people. 主啊!是你选择了这地方,使它因你的名而得名,作为你百姓祈祷呼吁的殿宇。
In thanksgiving, he built a house of prayer, and in one of its corners he put an inscription: Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near. 怀着满怀的感恩之情,他修建了一座祈祷堂。在祈祷堂的一个角落他挂了这么一句格言:有时一个人必须远行才能发现近在咫尺的东西。