Verse (Click for Chapter) King James Bible 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. New King James Version Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. New American Standard Bible NASB 1995 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation. NASB 1977 [“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, even while for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you shall receive greater condemnation.] Legacy Standard Bible [Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.] Amplified Bible [Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you swallow up widows’ houses, and to cover it up you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation.] Holman Christian Standard Bible “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment. American Standard Version - - - English Revised Version International Standard Version "How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation! Majority Standard Bible Woe 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. New Heart English Bible "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you shut up the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. Webster's Bible Translation Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Weymouth New Testament World English Bible “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version[[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretense make long prayers, because of this you will receive more abundant judgment.]] Young's Literal Translation 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment. Smith's Literal Translation Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for pretence, praying at great lengths; for this shall ye receive more distinguished judgment. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWoe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you consume the houses of widows, praying long prayers. Because of this, you shall receive the greater judgment. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you have shut off the kingdom of heaven against men; for you do not enter into it yourselves, and do not permit those who would enter. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, pretenders, for you shut the Kingdom of Heaven before the children of men, for you are not entering, and those who are entering you do not permit to enter! NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAlas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you close the kingdom of heaven in the face of men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you suffer those who are entering, to go in. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows? houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: wherefore ye shall receive greater condemnation. Mace New Testament wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye not only refuse to go in your selves, but hinder those that would. Weymouth New Testament Worrell New Testament OMITTED TEXT. Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woes to Scribes and Pharisees…… Cross References Mark 12:40 They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.” Luke 20:47 They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.” Isaiah 10:1-2 Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder. Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice. Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” Jeremiah 7:9-11 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. Amos 8:4-6 Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, / asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!” Malachi 3:5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts. James 5:1-6 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... 2 Peter 2:3 In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Romans 16:18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 2 Timothy 3:6-7 They 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, / who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Titus 1:10-11 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, / who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not. Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. Treasury of Scripture Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater damnation. for ye. Exodus 22:22-24 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child… Job 22:9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Job 31:16-20 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; … long. therefore. Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Matthew 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. Luke 12:48 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. Jump to Previous Abundant Allow Condemnation Damnation Devour Enter Entering Greater Heaven Houses Hypocrites Judgment Kingdom Pharisees Prayer Prayers Pretence Pretense Receive Scribes Shut Widows Wo Woe YourselvesJump to Next Abundant Allow Condemnation Damnation Devour Enter Entering Greater Heaven Houses Hypocrites Judgment Kingdom Pharisees Prayer Prayers Pretence Pretense Receive Scribes Shut Widows Wo Woe YourselvesMatthew 23 1. Jesus admonishes the people to follow good doctrine, not bad examples5. His disciples must beware of their ambition. 13. He denounces eight woes against their hypocrisy and blindness, 34. and prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem. Woe unto you The word "woe" is a strong expression of judgment and lament. In the Greek, it is "ouai," which conveys a sense of impending doom or sorrow. This word is often used by Jesus to pronounce judgment on those who are leading others astray. It serves as a warning and a call to repentance, highlighting the seriousness of the actions of the scribes and Pharisees. scribes and Pharisees hypocrites devour widows' houses for a pretence make long prayer therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation Parallel Commentaries ... Greek WoeΟὐαὶ (Ouai) Interjection Strong's 3759: Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. to you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. scribes γραμματεῖς (grammateis) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1122: (a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. Pharisees, Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5330: A Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called. hypocrites! ὑποκριταί (hypokritai) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 5273: (literal: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender. For ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: That, since, because; may introduce direct discourse. you devour κατεσθίετε (katesthiete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2719: To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. houses οἰκίας (oikias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3614: A house, household, dwelling; goods, property, means. of widows, χηρῶν (chērōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 5503: A widow. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. as a pretext προφάσει (prophasei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4392: A pretext, an excuse. are praying προσευχόμενοι (proseuchomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. at great length. μακρὰ (makra) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3117: Long, distant, far; of long duration. Because of διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: (a) genitive: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) accusative: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of. this, τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. you shall receive λήψεσθε (lēpsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2983: (a) to receive, get, (b) to take, lay hold of. greater περισσότερον (perissoteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Strong's 4053: More, greater, excessive, abundant, exceedingly, vehemently; noun: preeminence, advantage. condemnation. κρίμα (krima) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2917: (a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit. 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