Mark 12:40
Beware particularly of the ones devouring the batim (houses) of the almanot (widows) and making a grand show of davening long tefillos. Mishpat (Judgment) will fall more heavily on these.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
39And places of honor in the shuls and places of honor at the seudot (banquet dinners).
Cross References
Micah 2:2And they covet sadot, and seize them; 1 and batim (houses), and take them away; 1 so they oppress a man and his bais, 1 even a man and his nachalah (inheritance). 1
Matthew 6:7But when you daven, do not babble on and on maarich (extended, long winded) and vacuously and without kavvanah (heartfelt direction, intention) like the Goyim. For the Goyim think that in their verbosity their techinnah will be heard.
Matthew 23:13But oy to you, Sofrim and Perushim, tzevuim (hypocrites), for in front of Bnei Adam you shut the Malchut HaShomayim. You do not go in yourselves, and the ones entering, you do not permit to enter.
Matthew 23:33Snakes, you banim of nachashim, how can you escape the Yom HaDin of Gehinnom?
Luke 20:47Which devour the batim (houses) of the almanot (widows) and for the sake of appearance daven lengthy tefillos (prayers): the same shall receive greater damnation.
Matthew Henry on Mark 12:36-41
Christ the Son and Lord of David. 35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? 36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. 38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love… Read the whole commentary →