Mark 12:40

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

Cross-references

Matthew 23:14 records Jesus' identical warning against the same hypocrites who devour widows' houses while praying long prayers.

Matthew 23:33 continues Jesus' condemnation of the same hypocrites, pronouncing their inevitable judgment in hell.

Luke 20:47 Parallel

Luke 20:47 preserves the same saying of Jesus about the teachers of the law who exploit widows and pray for show.

Micah 2:9 Allusion

Micah 2:9 condemns driving women from their homes, a similar exploitation of vulnerable women that Jesus denounces here.

Micah 2:2 Parallel

Micah 2:2 condemns those who covet and seize houses — the same unjust taking of property as scribes devouring widows' houses.

Luke 12:48 Related theme

Luke 12:48 adds the principle that much is required from those given much, explaining the basis for severe punishment here.

2 Timothy 3:6 Related theme

2 Timothy 3:6 describes false teachers exploiting gullible women, echoing the exploitation of widows here.