MARK 12:40 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) These people trick widows out of their properties, but offer long prayers to cover it up. They will be getting a stricter judgement than others.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT They are devouring the houses of the widows, and as a pretext, offering long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

UST They also steal all the property of widows. But to make other people think that they are righteous, they pray for a long time in public. God will certainly punish them severely!”

BSB They defraud widows of their houses,[fn] and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

BLB those devouring the houses of widows, and praying at great length as a pretext. These will receive greater judgment."

AICNT who devour widows' houses and for a show make long prayers; they will receive the greater condemnation.”

OEB They are the men who rob widows of their homes, and make a pretence of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier.’

WEBBE those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”

LSV who are devouring the widows’ houses, and for a pretense are making long prayers; these will receive more abundant judgment.”

FBV They cheat widows out of what they own,[fn] and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”

12:40 Literally, “devour widow's houses.”

TCNT who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.”

T4T They ◄swindle/take for themselves► the houses and property of widows by cheating them. Then they pretend that they are good by praying long prayers publicly. God will certainly punish them severely!”

LEB who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”
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BBE Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.

Moff No Moff MARK book available

Wymth and who swallow up the property of widows and then mask their wickedness by making long prayers: these men will receive far heavier punishment."

ASV they that devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

DRA Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer: these shall receive greater judgment.

YLT who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

Drby who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

RV they which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

Wbstr Who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

KJB-1769 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

KJB-1611 [fn]Which deuoure widowes houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: These shall receiue greater damnation.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

12:40 Matth.23. 14

Bshps Which deuoure widdowes houses, & vnder a pretence, make long prayers: These shal receaue greater dampnatio.
(Which devour widdowes houses, and under a pretence, make long prayers: These shall receive greater dampnatio.)

Gnva Which deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers. These shall receiue the greater damnation.
(Which devour widows houses, even under a colour of long prayers. These shall receive the greater damnation. )

Cvdl they deuoure wyddowes houses, and vnder a coloure they make longe prayers. These shal receaue the more damnacion.
(they devour widows houses, and under a coloure they make long prayers. These shall receive the more damnacion.)

TNT and devoure widowes houses and that vnder coloure of longe prayinge. These shall receave greater dampnacion.
(and devoure widows houses and that under coloure of long prayinge. These shall receive greater dampnacion. )

Wycl whiche deuouren the housis of widewis vndur colour of long preier; thei schulen take the longer doom.
(whiche deuouren the houses of widows under colour of long prayer; they should take the longer doom.)

Luth sie fressen der Witwen Häuser und wenden langes Gebet vor: dieselben werden desto mehr Verdammnis empfangen.
(sie fressen the/of_the Witwen Häuser and wenden langes Gebet vor: dieselben become desto more Verdammnis empfangen.)

ClVg qui devorant domos viduarum sub obtentu prolixæ orationis: hi accipient prolixius judicium.[fn]
(who devorant domos viduarum under obtentu prolixæ orationis: hi accipient prolixius yudicium. )

12.40 Qui devorant domos viduarum. Quasi patroni in judicio futuri, ab infirmis et peccatorum conscientia turbatis pecuniam accipere non dubitant: cum commendet Deo orationem manus porrecta ad dandum, non collecta ad accipiendum: quibus illud congruit: Oratio ejus fiat in peccatum.

12.40 Who devorant domos viduarum. Quasi patroni in yudicio futuri, away infirmis and sinners conscientia turbatis pecuniam accipere not/no dubitant: when/with commendet Deo orationem hands porrecta to dandum, not/no collecta to accipiendum: to_whom illud congruit: Oratio his fiat in peccatum.

UGNT οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι. οὗτοι λήμψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.
(hoi katesthiontes tas oikias tōn ⱪaʸrōn, kai profasei makra proseuⱪomenoi. houtoi laʸmpsontai perissoteron krima.)

SBL-GNT οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· οὗτοι λήμψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.
(hoi katesthiontes tas oikias tōn ⱪaʸrōn kai profasei makra proseuⱪomenoi; houtoi laʸmpsontai perissoteron krima.)

TC-GNT οἱ [fn]κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· οὗτοι [fn]λήψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.
(hoi katesthiontes tas oikias tōn ⱪaʸrōn, kai profasei makra proseuⱪomenoi; houtoi laʸpsontai perissoteron krima. )

12:40 κατεσθιοντες ¦ κατεσθοντες WH

12:40 ληψονται ¦ λημψονται CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν

the_‹ones› devouring the houses ˱of˲_the widows

Here Jesus speaks as if the scribes were devouring or eating the houses of widows. He means that they are taking the houses away from the widows. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the ones taking the houses of widows” or “the ones defrauding widows of their houses”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν

the houses ˱of˲_the widows

Jesus speaks of the houses of widows to mean their wealth and possessions, which they would have in their houses. If it would be helpful in your language, you state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “everything that widows own”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

προφάσει

˱for˲_/a/_under_pretense

Here, the phrase as a pretext could mean: (1) that the scribes and Pharisees are using long prayers to try to look godly. Alternate translation: “in order to seem godly” (2) that the scribes are Pharisees are using their long prayers to hide or cover up how they devour the houses of widows. Alternate translation: “to cover that up” or “to disguise what they do”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

λήμψονται περισσότερον κρίμα

/will_be/_receiving more_excessive judgment

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of condemnation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “will be condemned more severely”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περισσότερον κρίμα

more_excessive judgment

Here Jesus implies that these scribes will receive greater condemnation than they would have if they had not pretended to be godly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “greater condemnation than people who did not pretend to be godly”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

κρίμα

judgment

Jesus is using the word condemnation to mean the punishment that a person would receive after being condemned for doing something wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or use plain language to express the meaning. Alternate translation: “punishment”

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