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Luke 20:47
47They take things away from women after their husbands have died, even their houses. Then they pray for a long time so that other people will praise them. Because they do these things, God will punish those men much more than other people.’
Luke 20:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
- New International Version (NIV)They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."
- New King James Version (NKJV)who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
Context of Luke 20:47
45All the people were listening to Jesus. Jesus then said to his disciples, 46‘Be careful not to do the same as the teachers of God's Law. They want people to think that they are important. So they walk about in beautiful long clothes. They like people to praise them in the market place. They choose to sit in the best seats in the meeting place. They like to sit in the most important places at special meals. They take things away from women after their husbands have died, even their houses. Then they pray for a long time so that other people will praise them. Because they do these things, God will punish those men much more than other people.’
Read all of Luke 20Luke 20:47 word by word
οἳ κατεσθίουσιν τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσεύχονται· οὗτοι λήμψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- devourκατεσθίωkatesthiō · to devourG2719
- widows’ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- widows’χήραchēra · widowG5503
- housesοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- for a shewπρόφασιςprophasis · pretenseG4392
- makeπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
- longμακρόςmakros · long/distantG3117
- the sameοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- shall receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- greaterπερισσόςperissos · excessiveG4053
- damnationκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
Cross-references for Luke 20:47
- Isaiah 10:2They stop poor people from receiving what they should have. They do not let helpless people receive justice. They rob widows of all their things. They take things that belong to children who have no family.
- Jeremiah 7:6Do not be cruel to foreigners who are living among you. Do not be cruel to widows, or to children who have no family. You must stop murdering people. You must stop worshipping other gods. If you live like that, it will destroy you.
- Ezekiel 22:7The people in the city do not respect their parents. They have been cruel to the foreigners who live among you. They have cheated widows and children who have no family.
- Amos 2:7They are not kind to poor people and they do not help them. A father and his son have sex with the same woman. They do not respect the holy way that I want them to live.
- Amos 8:4So listen to me, you who are cruel to helpless people. You try to destroy people who are poor and weak.
- Micah 2:2When they want fields, they take them from other people. When they want houses, they take them. These cruel people take other people's homes and fields; then those people's families have nothing.
- Micah 3:2But you hate what is good. And you love what is bad. You would like to tear the skin off my people, and pull the meat from their bones.
- Matthew 23:14[It will be very bad for you, teachers of God's Law and Pharisees. You are hypocrites! You take things away from women after their husbands have died. You pray for a long time so that other people will praise you. God will punish you much more than other people.]
- Mark 12:40But these men take things away from women after their husbands have died, even their houses. Then they pray for a long time so that other people will praise them. Because they do these things, God will punish those men much more than other people.’
- 2 Timothy 3:6Among those people, there are some men who find a way into people's homes. They get power over silly women who feel very guilty about their sins. Those women want to do wrong things and they cannot stop themselves.
- Luke 12:1While all this was happening, many thousands of people had come together near that place. The crowd was so big that people were almost walking over each other. Jesus began to talk first to his disciples. He said, ‘Be careful! Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees. Do not be hypocrites like they are.
- Ezekiel 33:31They are my people and they come as a crowd to listen to you. They sit and they listen to your words. But they do not obey what you say. They say that they love me. But really they like to cheat people to get things for themselves.
- Matthew 23:26Pharisees, you do not see what is true! You must first clean the inside of the cup. Then the outside that people can see will also be clean.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5When we came to you, we spoke what was true. We did not just say nice things to make you feel good. You yourselves know that. We did not try to make you give things to us. We never had a secret purpose like that. God knows that this is true.
- 2 Timothy 3:2People will love only themselves, and they will want lots of money for themselves. They will be proud and they will say how great they are. They will insult other people. They will not obey their parents. They will not thank anyone who helps them. They will not respect anything that is good.
- Luke 10:12One day God will punish the people from that town. Yes, he will punish them more than the people who lived in Sodom long ago.’
Commentaries on Luke 20:47
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45-47Verses 45-47 See Matthew 23:1.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-47Verses 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 plans. Dissembled piety is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47They defraud widows: This might mean taking advantage of widows' property that they should have protected. It could also mean forcing widows to give more money than they could afford. Widows were the most vulnerable members of society. God had special concern for them. He would judge those who took advantage of them (Exodus 22:22; Deuteronomy 10:18; 27:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 46-4746-47. Beware, &c.--(See on Mt 23:5; and Lu 14:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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