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Luke 20:46–47

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Luke 20:46

46Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

Luke 20:47

47Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 20:46

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

scribes

Writers or clerks; among the Jews, persons learned in and teaching the law.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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long

Extending a great distance or duration; also to desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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robes

Long, loose outer garments, especially garments of office, honor, or distinction.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

love

Affection, goodwill, devoted regard, or charity; as a verb, to regard with such affection or goodwill.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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greetings

Addressing with kind wishes or expressions of joy; complimenting; congratulating; saluting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828

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highest

Raised or far above; great in height, rank, degree, or importance; as an adverb, greatly or aloft.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828

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seats

The place of sitting; throne; chair of state; tribunal; post of authority. That on which one sits: a chair, bench, stool or any other thing on which a person sits.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

synagogues

Jewish assemblies or the places where such assemblies meet.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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chief

Principal, foremost, highest in rank or importance; also a leader.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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feasts

Festival meals or appointed times of celebration and worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Luke 20:47

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

devour

To eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

houses

Buildings or dwellings; also households, families, dynasties, or divisions descended from a common head.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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shew

To show; to make visible, reveal, declare, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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make

To form, produce, cause, or carry out what the verse states.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

long

Extending a great distance or duration; also to desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

receive

To take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain what is given or presented.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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From verse 46

  1. Mark 12:38–39
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  2. Luke 11:43
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  3. Luke 14:7
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  4. Luke 12:1
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  5. Matthew 16:6
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From verse 47

  1. Mark 12:40
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  2. James 3:1
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  3. Luke 12:1
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  4. Luke 12:47–48
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  5. Titus 1:16
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