Mark 12:40

who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

In Context

39and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,

41Later Jesus sat down across from the treasury and watched how the crowd was putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large amounts.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:7“And when you pray, do not babble on repetitiously like the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their use of many words.

Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive a more severe judgment.

Matthew 23:33You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape being sentenced to hell?

Luke 20:47They devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.”

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 →

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