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 guide [the] needy away from legal claims, and to rob the justice from the poor of my people, to make widows their spoil; and they plunder orphans.

you do not oppress [the] alien, [the] orphan, and [the] widow, you do not shed innocent blood in this place, and you do not go after other gods {to your harm},

They have treated father and mother with contempt in you; {they violated} the alien with extortion; in the midst of you they mistreated [the] orphan and widow.

Those who trample the heads of the powerless into the dust of the ground and turn aside the way of the destitute, a man and his father {have sexual relations with} the same girl, so that [they] profane my holy name.

Hear this, those who trample on [the] poor and who annihilate the afflicted of [the] land,

They covet fields and seize [them], and houses, and they take [them] away. They oppress a man and his house; a man and his inheritance.

[Those of you who are] haters of good and lovers of evil, [who] tear their skin from them and their flesh from their bones,

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

For from these are those who slip into houses and captivate foolish women loaded down with sins, led by various kinds of desires,

For

During {this time} [when] a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And they come to you {as people do}, and they sit {before you}, and my people hear your words, and they do not do them, for they [are] showing passion in their mouth, but their heart [is] going after ill-gotten gain.

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

{For never} did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God [is] witness),

for people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny [him], [because they] are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for every good deed.

The same

I tell you that it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!

And that slave who knew the will of his master and did not prepare or do according to his will {will be given a severe beating}.

Nevertheless I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and for Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, [because you] know that we will receive a greater judgment.

General references

And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues