Religion, Hypocrisy & Bad Religious Leadership
Woe to religious exploitation hidden beneath long prayers.
Cited Scripture
Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; Matthew 23:14 in later manuscripts.
Read Cited Scripture (KJV) Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; Matthew 23:14
King James Version
Mark 12:40
40Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Luke 20:47
47Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Matthew 23:14
14Woe 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.
Textual note: The final cited verse appears in later manuscripts.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (KJV).