Mark 12:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.”
Mark 12:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Mark 12:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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Mark 12:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.””
Mark 12:40 — World English Bible
Mark 12:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“they that devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation. ”
Mark 12:40 — American Standard Version
Mark 12:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'”
Mark 12:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Mark 12:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment. ”
Mark 12:40 — Darby Translation
Mark 12:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Which deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers. These shall receiue the greater damnation.”
Mark 12:40 — Geneva Bible
Mark 12:40 in Context — Mark 12
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.
What Does Mark 12:40 Mean?
Mark 12:40 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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