Luke 20:47

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Summary

Luke 20:47

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

Devour

For

The same

General references

Matthew 23:6

Bible References

Devour

to turn aside the poor from right judgment and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people that widows may be their prey and that they may rob the fatherless!

if ye do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt,

In thee they have despised father and mother; in the midst of thee they have dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee they have vexed the fatherless and the widow.

desiring that there be dust of the earth upon the head of the poor, and to twist the way of the humble: and the man and his father have gone in unto the same maid, profaning my holy name:

Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, and cut off the poor of the land,

And they coveted fields and stole them, and houses and took them away; so they oppressed the man and his house, even the man and his heritage.

Who hate the good, and love the evil, who steal their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer; therefore, ye shall receive the greater judgment.

which devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater judgment.

For of this sort are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with various lusts,

For

In the meantime, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And they shall come unto thee as the people come, and they shall be before thee, my people, and they shall hear thy words, but they shall not do them; for with their mouth they flatter, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter that the outside of them may be clean also.

For we were never flatterers in the word, as ye know, nor tainted with covetousness, God is witness,

For there shall be men who are lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, evil speakers, disobedient to their parents, unthankful, impure,

They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him, being abominable and rebellious and reprobate unto every good work.

The same

But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.

And that slave who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment than for you.

My brethren, make not unto yourselves many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

General references

and love the first place at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues