Luk 20:47 | KingComments | STEP | After the Lord has silenced all His different adversaries with their different attacks, He turns to His disciples. All the people hear what He says to them. His words contain a warning especially for the last category of opponents, that of the scribes. They are thoroughly corrupt people. The disciples must beware of these people. Those people like to walk in conspicuous robes, so that they can be admired by everyone. They also love to be greeted exuberantly in the market places, so everyone can notice how important they are. In the enclosed rooms of the synagogues and the houses they like to take the first places, so that everyone can look up to them. How do they want their pride to be caressed! With their very hypocritical, pious appearance, they are in reality devouring monsters. The defenseless widows are prey to their greed. While praying for the sake of appearances and giving the impression of how much they live with God, they think up evil in their heart against their socially weak neighbor. God stands up for the widows. He is their Judge ( ). He will severely punish these corrupt leaders for their feigned piety, which they use as a covering for their rapacity. Their punishment will be more severe than that of those who have lived wickedly without hypocrisy.

‏ Luke 20:47

Beware of the Scribes

After the Lord has silenced all His different adversaries with their different attacks, He turns to His disciples. All the people hear what He says to them. His words contain a warning especially for the last category of opponents, that of the scribes. They are thoroughly corrupt people. The disciples must beware of these people.

Those people like to walk in conspicuous robes, so that they can be admired by everyone. They also love to be greeted exuberantly in the market places, so everyone can notice how important they are. In the enclosed rooms of the synagogues and the houses they like to take the first places, so that everyone can look up to them. How do they want their pride to be caressed!

With their very hypocritical, pious appearance, they are in reality devouring monsters. The defenseless widows are prey to their greed. While praying for the sake of appearances and giving the impression of how much they live with God, they think up evil in their heart against their socially weak neighbor.

God stands up for the widows. He is their Judge (Psa 68:5). He will severely punish these corrupt leaders for their feigned piety, which they use as a covering for their rapacity. Their punishment will be more severe than that of those who have lived wickedly without hypocrisy.