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Jesus Christ » History of » Exposes the hypocrisies of the scribes and pharisees (in jerusalem)
And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market-places, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Then in the audience of all the people, he said to his disciples, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Prayer » Long » Of scribes
Who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Punishment » According to deeds
For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he will reward every man according to his works.
But I say to you, That whoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, who hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do to them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and will not he render to every man according to his works?
Also to thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the isles he will repay recompense.
Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send my anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thy abominations.
According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done to them, and hid my face from them.
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, As the LORD of hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
And that servant who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rapacity of
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
And the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one by another.
Ye lust and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.