“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.
Luke 20:47 - The Text-Critical English New Testament They devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who make away with and devour widows' houses, and [to cover it up] with pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation (the heavier sentence, the severer punishment). American Standard Version (1901) who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation. Common English Bible They are the ones who cheat widows out of their homes, and to show off they say long prayers. They will be judged most harshly.” Catholic Public Domain Version who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayers. These will receive the greater damnation." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation. |
“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.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you let in those who are trying to enter.
who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.”
Meanwhile, when the crowd had gathered together by the thousands, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.
God is our witness that we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed, as you well know.
They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and proven unqualified for any good work.
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.