Luke 20:47
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Luke 20:47 in other translations
| BSB | They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.” |
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| WEB | who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.” |
| ASV | who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation. |
| YLT | who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.' |
| DARBY | who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment. |
| BBE | Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment. |
| Webster | Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. |
What does Luke 20:47 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 20:46-47
46-47. Beware, &c.--(See on Mt 23:5; and Lu 14:7).
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 20:39-47
The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked…
Luke 20:47 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 20:47
- Mark 12:40
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
- James 3:1
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
- Luke 12:1
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Titus 1:16
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
- Luke 12:47-48
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
- Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
- Jeremiah 7:6-10
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; …
- Isaiah 10:2
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
- Luke 10:12-14
But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
- Amos 2:7
That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
- Matthew 11:22-24
But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
- Micah 3:2
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
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- Luke 20:46
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
- Luke 20:47
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Luke 20:47 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Que devoran las casas de las viudas, poniendo por pretexto la larga oración: éstos recibirán mayor condenación. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | qui dévorent les maisons des veuves, et pour prétexte font de longues prières; – ceux-ci recevront une sentence plus sévère. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | welche die Häuser der Witwen verschlingen und zum Schein lange Gebete halten. Diese werden ein schwereres Gericht empfangen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui devorant domos viduarum, simulantes longam orationem: hi accipient damnationem majorem. |