Mark 12:40Vote For Mark 12:40

King James Version (KJV)
Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
American Standard Version (ASV)
they that devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.
World English Bible (WEB)
those who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."

Mark 12:40 Cross References

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
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.
Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,