Luke 20:47
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 20
“Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.”Luke 20:47
What Does Luke 20:47 Mean?
Luke 20:47 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 20, verse 47 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Luke 20:47 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 6:5“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”Mark 12:40“Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.”Romans 13:2“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”James 3:1“My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.”Luke 16:14“And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.”Isaiah 10:2“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!”Matthew 23:5“But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,”Luke 12:1“In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.”Luke 12:47“And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.”Titus 1:16“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.”Jeremiah 7:6“If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:”Amos 2:7“That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:”Amos 8:4“Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,”Micah 2:9“The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.”Matthew 11:22“But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.”Matthew 23:13“But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”Luke 5:33“And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?”Luke 16:15“And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”1 Kings 21:9“And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:”Isaiah 58:4“Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.”
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