“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.
Mark 12:40 - The Text-Critical English New Testament who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who devour widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers. They will receive the heavier [sentence of] condemnation. American Standard Version (1901) they that 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 under the pretense of long prayers. These shall receive the more extensive judgment." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer: these shall receive greater judgment. |
“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.
You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape being sentenced to hell?
“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.
and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,
They devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.”
You bear with it if anyone enslaves you, devours you, takes advantage of you, exalts himself, or hits you in the face.
Among them are those who worm their way into houses and captivate vulnerable women who are overwhelmed with sins and swayed by various evil desires.