Matthew 23:14.
See Matthew 23:1 .
Which devour widows' (k) houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. (k) By the figure of speech metonymy, "...
devour . swallow up. show . pretext. damnation . judgment, or condemnation. App-177. Compare Luke 10:14 .
Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [183...
And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? For the exp...
Various Incidents of the Last Week 1-8. The authority of Jesus challenged ( Matthew 21:23 ; Mark 11:27 ). See on Mt.
Jesus denounces the scribes ( Matthew 23:1 ; Mark 12:38 ). See on Mt.
Devour widows' houses ] see on Mark 12:40 .
(45-47) Then in the audience of all the people. — Better, in the hearing. See Notes on Matthew 23 , especially Luke 20:6-7 , and Mark 12:38-40...
David's Lord Testing Men and Women Luke 20:41-47 ; Luke 21:1-4 It was the Master's turn to question. As man, He was David's descendant and son...
This chapter records the remarkable happenings gathered around our Lord's entrance into the Temple. By a parable He revealed the awful sin and failur...
And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou o...
Which devour widows' houses ,.... As the characters of them, in the preceding verse, expose their pride, this shows their avarice; they were very vo...
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief...
How say they that Christ is David's son , &c. For an elucidation of these verses, see on Matthew 22:41-46 ; Matthew 23:5-7 ; Matthew 23:14 ;...
AUTHORITY:FROM HEAVEN OR OF MEN? (vs.1-8) The chief priests and scribes used every means they could to discredit the Lord Jesus among the people....
The Scribes Confounded. 39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, th...
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“Who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers.” We do not know quite how they devoured widow's houses. They were not supposed to...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 20:41 . To them .— I.e. , to the scribes. Christ .—Rather, “the Christ” (R.V.). David’s son .—Cf. John 7:42 . Luke 20:4...
Luke 20:2 . Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things. A question after all his miracles which offered the foulest insult to God, and was...
Beware of the scribes The sins of the scribes and Pharisees The scribes were doctors of the law, who read and expounded the Scripture to the pe...
EXPOSITION Luke 20:1-42 Question of the priests and scribes as to the nature of the authority under which Jesus was acting. Luke 20:1...
A warning against the scribes:
which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers. The same shall receive greater damnation. In the hearing of all the people Jesus so...
1 Thessalonians 2:5 ; 2 Timothy 3:2-5 ; 2 Timothy 3:6 ; Amos 2:7 ; Amos 8:4-6 ; Ezekiel 22:7 ; Ezekiel 33:31 ; Isaiah 10:2 ; James 3:1 ; Je...
47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.