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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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ΟὐαὶouaiWoeοὐαίinterjection — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youγραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the calling formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.scribesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Pharisees”, the calling formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.Phariseesὑποκριταίhupokritaihypocritesὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “hypocrites”, the calling formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.hypocritesὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forκατεσθίετεkatesthieteye devourκατεσθίω (katesthiō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye devour”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2719I eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure.ye devourτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίαςoikiashousesοἰκία (oikia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “houses”, the object formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.housesτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χηρῶνchērōnwidowχήρα (chēra)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “widow”, the of-formG5503a widow.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροφάσειprophaseifor a pretenceπρόφασις (prophasis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “for a pretence”, the to- or for-formG4392a pretext, an excuse.for a pretenceμακρὰνmakranlongμακρός (makrós)adverb — “long”G3117long, distant, far; of long duration.This verse uses “long”.Strong’s files this form under G3112 (μακράν).προσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoimakeπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle or passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “make”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.makeδιὰdiathereforeδιάpreposition — “therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.λήψεσθεlēpsestheye shall receiveλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, future deponent indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall receive”, an action still aheadG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “receive”.ye shall receiveπερισσότερονperissoterongreaterπερισσότερος (perissoteros)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “greater”, the object formG4055greater, more, even more, more abundantly.This verse uses “greater”.the greaterκρίμαkrimadamnationκρίμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “damnation”, the object formG2917(a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.damnation

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.

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Young’s Literal Translation

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.

World English Bible

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.

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Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment.

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