Luke 20:45-47
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Beware of the Scribes
45 (A)And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and (B)the places of honor at feasts, 47 (C)who devour widows' houses and (D)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
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Luke 20:45-47
Lexham English Bible
Warning to Beware of the Scribes
45 And while[a] all the people were listening, he said to the disciples,[b] 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets, 47 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”
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- Luke 20:45 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were listening”)
- Luke 20:45 Some manuscripts have “to his disciples”
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