those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 12:40 in context
Mark 12:37–43
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Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?”
The common people heard him gladly.
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In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
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and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,
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those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
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Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
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