Luke 20:47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely."

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New International Version (©1984)
They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely."

New Living Translation (©2007)
Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be severely punished."

English Standard Version (©2001)
who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

International Standard Version (©2008)
They devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
They who consume widows houses for an offering of prolonging their prayers; those shall receive an extreme judgment.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They rob widows by taking their houses and then say long prayers to make themselves look good. The scribes will receive the most severe punishment."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater condemnation.

American King James Version
Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

American Standard Version
who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.

Darby Bible Translation
who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

English Revised Version
which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

Weymouth New Testament
who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."

World English Bible
who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation."

Young's Literal Translation
who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Which devour widows' houses,.... As the characters of them, in the preceding verse, expose their pride, this shows their avarice; they were very voracious and cruel; they did not spare widows, but devoured their substance:

and for a show make long prayers; to cover their wickedness, pretending great devotion and religion;

the same shall receive greater damnation: than openly profane sinners; doing such wickedness under a cloak of religion, will aggravate their condemnation; See Gill on Matthew 23:14.

Vincent's Word Studies

Widows' houses

See on Mark 12:40.

Geneva Study Bible

Which devour widows' {k} houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

(k) By the figure of speech metonymy, houses is understood to mean the goods and substance.

People's New Testament

20:45-47 He said unto his disciples, etc. See notes on Mt 23:5,6,14. Compare Mr 12:38-40.

Wesley's Notes

20:47 Mt 23:14.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

47. devour, &c.-taking advantage of their helpless condition and confiding character, to obtain possession of their property, while by their "long prayers" they made them believe they were raised far above "filthy lucre." So much "the greater damnation" awaits them. What a lifelike description of the Romish clergy, the true successors of "the scribes!"

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

20:39-47 The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked plans. Dissembled piety is double sin. Then let us beg of God to keep us from pride, ambition, covetousness, and every evil thing; and to teach us to seek that honour which comes from him alone.

Matthew 23:13 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.

Matthew 23:14

Mark 12:40 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely."

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Luke 21:1 As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.

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Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

devour. Isa 10:2 Jer 7:6-10 Eze 22:7 Am 2:7 8:4-6 Mic 2:2,8 3:2 Mt 23:14 Mr 12:40 2Ti 3:6

for. 12:1 Eze 33:31 Mt 23:26-28 1Th 2:5 2Ti 3:2-5 Tit 1:16

the same. 10:12-14 12:47,48 Mt 11:22-24 Jas 3:1

Luke Chapter 20 Verse 47

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