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Louis Segond
Colossiens 12:40
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Qui dévorent entičrement les maisons des veuves, męme sous le prétexte de faire de longues pričres. Ils en recevront une plus grande condamnation.
Qui dévorent les maisons des veuves, tout en affectant de faire de longues pričres; ils encourront une plus grande condamnation.
qui dévorent les maisons des veuves, et pour prétexte font de longues pričres; -ceux-ci recevront une sentence plus sévčre.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
devour: Ezekiel 22:25, Micah 2:2, Micah 3:1-4, Matthew 23:14, Luke 20:47, 2 Timothy 3:6
long: Matthew 6:7, Matthew 11:22-24, Matthew 23:33, Luke 12:47, Luke 12:48
Reciprocal: Micah 2:9 - cast Mark 3:29 - but is Luke 5:33 - and make Romans 13:2 - receive Philippians 1:18 - whether
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Which devour widows' houses,.... :-.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Which devour widows’ houses - Which devour the families of widows, or the means of supporting their families. This they did under pretence of counseling them in the knowledge of the law and in the management of their estates. They took advantage of their ignorance and their unprotected state, and either extorted large sums for their counsel, or perverted the property to their own use.
No wonder that our Saviour denounced them! If there is any sin of special enormity, it is that of taking advantage of the circumstances of the poor, the needy, and the helpless, to wrong them out of the pittance on which they depend for the support of their families; and as God is the friend of the widow and the fatherless, it may be expected that such will be visited with heavy condemnation.
For a pretence - For show, or “pretending” great devotion.
