Luke 20:47

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

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

46Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;

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Cross References

Matthew 11:22But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judgment, than for you.

Matthew 23:14Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you close the kingdom of heaven in the face of men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you suffer those who are entering, to go in.

Matthew Henry on Luke 20:40-47

The Scribes Confounded. 39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said. 40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. 41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? 42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware… Read the whole commentary →

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