Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

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

New American Standard Bible

who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

International Standard Version

They devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!"

A Conservative Version

who devour widows' houses, and in pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater damnation.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

These [men] who confiscate and devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense [to appear devout] offer long prayers. These [men] will receive the greater [sentence of] condemnation.”

An Understandable Version

They consume widows' houses [i.e., by foreclosing on them] and [then] cover it up by offering lengthy prayers. These people will receive a heavier judgment."

Anderson New Testament

who eat up the houses of widows, and, for a pretext, make long prayers. These shall receive the greater condemnation.

Bible in Basic English

Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.

Common New Testament

who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive greater condemnation."

Daniel Mace New Testament

who under the pretext of their long prayers devour the fortunes of widows. wherefore they shall be punish'd with greater severity.

Godbey New Testament

Who devour the houses of the widows, and pray long through pretext; they shall receive the greater judgment.

John Wesley New Testament

Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater damnation.

Julia Smith Translation

Who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence pray at great length; these shall receive more abundant judgment.

King James 2000

Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater condemnation.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

who devour widows' houses, and make long prayers for a show; the same shall receive a more severe condemnation.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

they prey upon the property of widows and offer long unreal prayers. All the heavier will their sentence be!"

Montgomery New Testament

"but they devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive severer condemnation."

NET Bible

They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive a far greater condemnation.

Sawyer New Testament

who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; they shall receive a greater judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

Who devour the houses of widows, and, for a show, are a long time at prayer. These, shall receive, a heavier sentence.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

who devour the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers: these shall receive a more abundant punishment.

Twentieth Century New Testament

These are the men who rob widows of their houses, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."

Webster

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."

Williams New Testament

men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will receive a much heavier sentence."

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

who devour the houses of widows; and, for a pretense, make long prayers. These shall receive greater condemnation."

Worsley New Testament

who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive a heavier sentence.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

κατεσθίω 
Katesthio 
devour, eat up, devour up
Usage: 8

χήρα 
Chera 
Usage: 18

οἰκία 
Oikia 
Usage: 46

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

for a shew
πρόφασις 
Prophasis 
Usage: 3

προσεύχομαι 
Proseuchomai 
Usage: 61

μακρός 
Makros 
Usage: 0

προσεύχομαι 
Proseuchomai 
Usage: 61

the same
οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Warning To Beware Of The Scribes

46 Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers; 47 who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

Cross References

Mark 12:40

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

Isaiah 10:2

to turn away the poor from 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!

Jeremiah 7:6-10

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

Ezekiel 22:7

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

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.

Amos 2:7

panting after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek; and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name.

Amos 8:4-6

Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,

Micah 2:2

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Micah 2:8

But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip off the mantle with the garment from them that pass by securely, that are averse from war.

Micah 3:2

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

Matthew 11:22-24

But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in judgment-day than for you.

Matthew 23:13

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:26-28

Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.

Luke 10:12-14

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

Luke 12:1

In those times, the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

Luke 12:47-48

But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For we have not at any time been among you with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God is witness;

2 Timothy 3:2-6

for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

James 3:1

Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.

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