Luke 20:47
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 20:47 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 20:47 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 20:47 — KJV
“Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.”
— Luke 20:47 (KJV)
Luke 20:47 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 20:47
“Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:47: devour, widows, houses
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:47: devour, widows, houses
“What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: fitted: or, made up”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:47: shew, make, long
“And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:47: make, long, damnation
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
Shares key themes with Luke 20:47: shew, same
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