Luke 20:47

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“who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.””

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Mark 12:40 "those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”"
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Luke 12:1 "Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his di…"
Luke 12:47-48 "That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,"
Titus 1:16 "They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work."
Amos 8:4-6 "Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,"
Matthew 23:13 "“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you wil…"
Luke 10:12-14 "I tell you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city."

Commentary

devour, &c.--taking advantage of their helpless condition and confiding character, to obtain possession of their property, while by their "long prayers" they made them believe they were raised far above "filthy lucre." So much "the greater damnation" awaits them. What a lifelike description of the Romish clergy, the true successors of "the scribes!" Next: Luke Chapter 21

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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