Pretence
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Pretence (5 Occurrences)

Matthew 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV WEY DBY)

Mark 12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. (KJV ASV)

Luke 20:47 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation. (ASV YLT)

Acts 27:30 And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as 'if' out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors, (YLT)

Philippians 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. (KJV ASV YLT)

Thesaurus
Pretence (5 Occurrences)
...Pretence (5 Occurrences). ... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long
prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV WEY DBY). ...
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Abundant (124 Occurrences)
... because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers,
because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment. (DBY). ...
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Damnation (11 Occurrences)
... hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer:
therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV BBE). ...
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Pretense (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Alt. of Pretence. Multi-Version Concordance
Pretense (9 Occurrences). Matthew 23:13 "Woe to you, scribes ...
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Pretend (9 Occurrences)

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Notwithstanding (37 Occurrences)
... Philippians 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or
in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. ...
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Greater (219 Occurrences)
... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore
ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV WEY BBE WBS). ...
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Widows (33 Occurrences)
... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore
ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV WEY BBE DBY WBS). ...
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Therein (269 Occurrences)
... Philippians 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or
in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. ...
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Eat (690 Occurrences)
... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation. (Root in KJV WEY BBE DBY WBS). ...
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Greek
4392. prophasis -- a pretense
... pretense, outward showing. From a compound of pro and phaino; an outward showing,
ie Pretext -- cloke, colour, pretence, show. see GREEK pro. see GREEK phaino. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (a.) Alt. of Pretenceless.

2. (n.) The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.

3. (n.) The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death.

4. (n.) That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.

5. (n.) Intention; design.

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