⁴⁰ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

⁴⁷ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

⁶ They are the kind who worm their way^(A) into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,

Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

¹⁰ For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk^(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.^(B)

¹¹ They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households^(A) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.