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Mark 12:40
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Which
devour
widows'
houses,
and
for a
pretence
make
long
prayers
:
these
shall
receive
greater
damnation.
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Mark 12:40 Meaning and Commentary
Mark 23:40
Which devour widows' houses (
See Gill on
Matthew 23:14
).
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Mark 12:40 In-Context
38
And he said unto them in his doctrine,Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40
Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
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