Matthew 23:14
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,.... The same character, and woe, are still continued, and a new reason…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Devour widows’ houses - The word “houses” is used here to denote “property” or possessions of any kind. You take away or…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
ye devour widows" houses i. e. "consume their substance," by illegal exaction or by working upon their religious…