Luke 20:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. ”

Luke 20:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 20:47 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 20:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.””

Luke 20:47 — World English Bible

Luke 20:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation. ”

Luke 20:47 — American Standard Version

Luke 20:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'”

Luke 20:47 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 20:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment. ”

Luke 20:47 — Darby Translation

Luke 20:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Which deuoure widowes houses, and in shewe make long prayers: These shall receiue greater damnation. ”

Luke 20:47 — Geneva Bible

Luke 20:47 in Context — Luke 20

45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

47 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

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What Does Luke 20:47 Mean?

Luke 20:47 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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