But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Luke 20:47 - English Majority Text Version who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation." Higit pang 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! Because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you do not enter, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense pray at length. These will receive more abundant judgment."
Now in the meantime, as an innumerable crowd had gathered together so that they were stepping on one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk about in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at dinners,
And looking up, He saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
For neither were we using flattering speech, as you know, nor covering up greed, God is our witness.
They profess to know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
My brothers, let not many become teachers, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.