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

wherethrough the poor are oppressed on every side, and the innocents of my people are therewith robbed of judgment: that widows may be your prey, and that ye may rob the fatherless.

If ye will not oppress the stranger, the fatherless and the widow; if ye will not shed innocent blood in this place; if ye will not cleave to strange gods to your own destruction;

In thee have they despised father and mother, in thee have they oppressed the stranger, in thee have they vexed the widow and the fatherless.

They tread upon poor men's heads, in the dust of the earth, and crook the ways of the meek. The son and the father go to the harlot, to dishonour my holy name,

Hear this, O ye that oppress the poor, and destroy the needy in the lands, saying,

When they covet to have land, they take it by violence; they rob men of their houses. Thus they oppress a man for his house, and every man for his heritage.

But ye hate the good, and love the evil: ye pluck off men's skins, and the flesh from their bones;

Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, for ye devour widows' houses: and that, under a colour of praying long prayers, wherefore ye shall receive greater damnation.

and devour widows' houses: and that, under a colour of long praying. These shall receive greater damnation."

For of this sort are they which enter into houses, and bring into bondage women laden with sin, which women are led of divers lusts,

For

As there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people - insomuch that they trod one another - he began to say unto his disciples, "First of all, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

These come unto thee, after the manner of a great people: yea, my people sit down before thee, and hear thy words, but they do not thereafter: for in their mouths they show themselves, as though they were fervent, but their heart goeth after their own covetous lucre.

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

Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words - as ye well know - neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record:

For the men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to father and mother, unthankful, unholy,

They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works discommendable.

The same

Yea and I say unto you: that it shall be easier in that day, for Sodom than for that city.

The servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon, at the day of judgment, than for you.

My brethren, be not every man a master; Remembering how that we shall receive the more damnation.

General references

and love to sit uppermost at feasts, and to have the chief seats in the synagogues,