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They also devour widows' houses
"They also eat up widows' houses." Jesus speaks of the scribes as if they were hungry animals that eat up widows' houses. The word "houses" here represents the houses and the things in them. Alternate translation: "They also take away from widows all their possessions"
for a show they make long prayers
"they make long prayers so that people will see them"
Men like this will receive greater condemnation
"They will receive a more severe judgment" or "God will certainly punish them more severely"