Parallel Verses

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.

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.

Darby Translation

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

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.

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 Be taking heed of the Scribes - Who desire to walk about in long robes, and are fond of salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the chief meals, - 47 Who devour the houses of widows, and, for a show, are a long time at prayer. These, shall receive, a heavier sentence.

Cross References

Mark 12:40

Who devour widows' houses, and, for a pretence, are long in prayer: these, shall receive a more surpassing judgment.

Isaiah 10:2

Turning aside from judgment, the poor, And robbing, of justice, the oppressed of my people, - So that, widows, become, their spoil, And of the fatherless, they make prey.

Jeremiah 7:6-10

The sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, shall not oppress, And innocent blood, shall not shed in this place, - And after other gods, shall not walk to your own hurt,

Ezekiel 22:7

Father and mother, have they despised in thee, To the sojourner, have they dealt with oppression in the midst of thee, - The fatherless and the widow, have they maltreated in thee:

Ezekiel 33:31

That they may come unto thee as people do come And may sit before thee as my people, And they will hear thy words, But the, words themselves, they not do, - though fond with their mouths, they seem to be, After their unjust gain, their heart is going.

Amos 2:7

Who strive to bring the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and, the way of the oppressed, they pervert, - Yea, a man and his own father, go in unto the maid, to profane my holy Name!

Amos 8:4-6

Hear this, ye who pant after the needy, and to make an end of the oppressed of the land:

Micah 2:2

Thus do they covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away, - and so they oppress the master and his household, the man and his inheritance.

Micah 2:8

But, against my people, as an enemy, he setteth himself, from off the robe, they tear away, the cloak, - from such as are passing by with confidence, as men averse from war.

Micah 3:2

Ye haters of right, and lovers of wrong, - tearing away their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Matthew 11:22-24

Moreover, I say unto you, For Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the day of judgment, than for you.

Matthew 23:26-28

Blind Pharisee! cleanse, first, the inside, of the cup and of the dish, that, the outside thereof, may become, clean.

Luke 10:12-14

I tell you, for them of Sodom, in that day, more tolerable, will it be, than for that city.

Luke 12:1

Amongst which things, when the ten thousands of the multitude were gathered together, so that they were treading one upon another, he began to be saying, unto his disciples, first - Be keeping yourselves free from the leaven of the Pharisees, the which is, hypocrisy.

Luke 12:47-48

And, that servant, who had come to know the will of his lord, and neither prepared, nor wrought unto his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

1 Thessalonians 2:5

For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery, - even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed - God, is witness!

2 Timothy 3:2-6

For men will be - fond of themselves, fond of money, ostentatious, arrogant, defamers, to parents, unyielding, unthankful, unkind,

Titus 1:16

God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.

James 3:1

Not, many teachers, become ye, my brethren, knowing that, a severer sentence, shall ye receive;

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