Another improvement is the change of οἱ κατεσθίοντες (Mark 12:40) into οἳ κατεσθίουσι vide notes on Mk. μακρὰ, at length, an adverb. Bengel (in Mt.) suggests μακρᾷ to agree with προφάσει (“ex orationibus suis fecere magnam πρόφασιν, praetextum comedendi domos viduarum”). Elsner adopts the same view.

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