Mark 12:40

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

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

In Context

39And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

41And Jesus sat opposite to the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

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Cross References

Micah 2:2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Matthew 6:7But when all of you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matthew 23:13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for all of you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for all of you neither go in yourselves, neither suffer all of you them that are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:33All of you serpents, all of you generation of vipers, how can all of you escape the damnation of hell?

Luke 20:47Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long 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 →

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