Luke 20:47

Free Bible Version

They cheat widows out of what they own, and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”

Cross References

Isaiah 10:2

They pervert the legal rights of the needy, and rob justice from the poor of my people. They steal from widows and cheat orphans.

Ezekiel 22:7

You despise your parents. You exploit the foreigners who live with you, and you mistreat orphans and widows.

Ezekiel 33:31

So my people come and visit you like they usually do. They sit and listen to the message you share, but they don't do anything about it. Even though they talk about love, all they're thinking about is how to cheat others.

Amos 2:7

They trample the heads of the poor into the dust, and push the needy out of the way. A man and his father have sex with the same servant girl so that my holy name is profaned.

Micah 2:2

They seize any fields they want. They take any houses they want. They cheat people of their houses, and steal their inheritance.

Micah 2:8

Lately my people have risen up against me like an enemy. You steal the coats off the backs of those passing by, men returning from war who expect to be safe in their homeland.

Micah 3:2

you who hate good and love evil! You tear off their skin, and rip the flesh from their bones.

Matthew 23:13

But what a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You slam shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves don't go in, yet you don't let anyone in who is trying to enter.

Matthew 23:14

Mark 12:40

They cheat widows out of what they own, and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”

Luke 12:1

In the meantime so many thousands of people had gathered that they were stepping on each other. Jesus began speaking first to his disciples. “Beware the yeast of the Pharisees—hypocrisy.

Luke 20:46

“Watch out for religious leaders who like to go around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the markets, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

Luke 21:1

Looking around, Jesus watched rich people putting their gifts into the collection box.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

As you know, we've never used flattering words. Nor were we covering up some greedy, selfish attitude—as God is our witness!

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God, but they prove this is false by what they do. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

James 3:1

My friends, not many of you should become teachers, because you know that we who teach will have a heavier responsibility in the judgment.