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12:38 As Jesus continued teaching he said, “Watch out for those religion scholars called scribes. They like to parade around in their formal robes. They love it when people greet them respectfully out in public.
12:39 And they sure do like those reserved seats in the front of the synagogues, and the best seats around a banquet table.
12:40 Yet these are the same people who figure out ways to confiscate the property of widows, cheating them out of their homes. Then they have the nerve to go out in public and pray long prayers. When it comes time to punish these folks, they’ll get something extra.”