Mark 12:40

In 9 translations

BSB

They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”Literally They devour widows’ houses

KJV

Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

WEB

those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

ASV

they that devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

LSV

who are devouring the widows’ houses, and for a pretense are making long prayers; these will receive more abundant judgment.”

YLT

who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

DBY

who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

DRC

Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer: these shall receive greater judgment.

GNV

Which deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers. These shall receiue the greater damnation.

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SBLGNT

οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· οὗτοι λήμψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.

RP2018

οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· οὗτοι λήψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.

TR-Boyd

οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· οὗτοι λήψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.

SCR1894

οι κατεσθιοντες τας οικιας των χηρων και προφασει μακρα προσευχομενοι ουτοι ληψονται περισσοτερον κριμα

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• Luke 20:47They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
• Matthew 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
• Matthew 23:33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
• Matthew 6:7And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
• Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
• 2 Timothy 3:6They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
• Micah 3:1–4Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. You eat…
• Luke 12:47–48That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows.…
• Matthew 11:22–24But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were…
• Micah 2:2They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

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