One who turns his ear from hearing Torah —even his prayer is an abomination.
Luke 5:33 - Tree of Life Version But they said to Him, “John’s disciples often fast and offer prayers, as do the disciples of the Pharisees. But Your disciples are eating and drinking.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then they said to Him, The disciples of John practice fasting often and offer up prayers of [special] petition, and so do [the disciples] of the Pharisees also, but Yours eat and drink. American Standard Version (1901) And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink. Common English Bible Some people said to Jesus, “The disciples of John fast often and pray frequently. The disciples of the Pharisees do the same, but your disciples are always eating and drinking.” Catholic Public Domain Version But they said to him, "Why do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make supplications, and those of the Pharisees act similarly, while yours eat and drink?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink? |
One who turns his ear from hearing Torah —even his prayer is an abomination.
When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you. When you multiply prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood!”
When you eat and drink, are you not eating and drinking for yourself?
“But woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not enter yourselves, nor do you let those enter who are trying to go in.
They devour widows’ houses and make long prayers as a show. These men will receive greater condemnation!”
Now Yeshua was praying in a certain place. When He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Master, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
and then as a widow until age eighty-four. She never left the Temple, serving night and day with fasting and prayers.
They devour widows’ houses and make long prayers as a show. These men will receive greater condemnation!”
But Yeshua said to them, “You cannot make the guests of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
Now an argument came up between John’s disciples and a Judean concerning purification.
The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street named Straight, and ask in the house of Judah for someone from Tarsus named Saul. For look, he is praying;