New Testament · VERSE 40

Mark 12:40

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Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

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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,

Mark 12:39

And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

Mark 12:40SELECTED VERSE

Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

Mark 12:41

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.

Mark 12:42

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

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