Which devour widows' houses,.... As the characters of them, in the preceding verse, expose their pride, this shows their avarice; they were very voracious and cruel; they did not spare widows, but devoured their substance:and for a show make long prayers; to cover their wickedness, pretending great devotion and religion;the same shall receive greater damnation: than openly profane sinners; doing such wickedness under a cloak of religion, will aggravate their condemnation; See Gill on "Mt 23:14".
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Luke 20:47
Luke 20:47
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