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Selected Verse: Luke 20:47 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 20:47 |
King James |
Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| devour, &c.--taking advantage of their helpless condition and confiding character, to obtain possession of their property, while by their "long prayers" they made them believe they were raised far above "filthy lucre." So much "the greater damnation" awaits them. What a lifelike description of the Romish clergy, the true successors of "the scribes!" |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Widows' houses
See on Mar 12:40. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Mat 23:14. |
40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.