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ESV Reformation Study Bible – Mark 12:40
Mark 12:40
12:40 devour widows’ houses. It was considered improper for anyone to receive a salary for interpreting the Scriptures. Consequently, they relied upon and sometimes took advantage of the hospitality of the people, among whom widows were especially vulnerable.
long prayers. See Matt. 6:5, 6 for a similar judgment of ostentatious and hypocritical spirituality.