["Woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou devourwidows'houses,and for a pretenseyou makelongprayers;thereforeyou will receivegreatercondemnation].
"You have sentwidowsawayempty,And the strengthof the orphanshas been crushed.
"IfI have keptthe poorfrom [their] desire,Or have caused the eyesof the widowto fail,
"You shall not afflictanywidowor orphan.
"NeverthelessI sayto you that it will be more tolerablefor the landof Sodomin [the] dayof judgment,thanfor you."
"But woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou shutoff the kingdomof heavenfrom people;for you do not enterin yourselves,nordo you allowthosewho are enteringto goin.
"You serpents,you broodof vipers,howwill you escapethe sentenceof hell?
who devourwidows'houses,and for appearance's sakeofferlongprayers;thesewill receivegreatercondemnation."
but the one who did not know[it], and committeddeeds worthyof a flogging,will receivebut few.From everyonewhohas been givenmuch,muchwill be required;and to whomthey entrustedmuch,of him they will askall the more.
whodevourwidows'houses,and for appearance's sakeofferlongprayers.Thesewill receivegreatercondemnation."
For amongthem are thosewho enterinto householdsand captivateweak womenweighed downwith sins,ledon by variousimpulses,
For there are manyrebellious men,empty talkersand deceivers,especiallythoseof the circumcision,
Let not many[of you] becometeachers,my brethren,knowingthat as such we will incura stricterjudgment.
havingeyesfullof adulterythat never ceasefrom sin,enticingunstablesouls,havinga hearttrainedin greed,accursedchildren;
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
