Matthew 23:31 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 23:31

29 ^a“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and¹ adorn the monuments of the righteous,

30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’

31 “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that ^ayou are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32 ^aFill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt.

33 Serpents, ^abrood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?

34 ^aTherefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: ^bsome of them you will kill and crucify, and ^csome of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,

35 ^athat on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, ^bfrom the blood of righteous Abel to ^cthe blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 23:31

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American Standard Version
Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.

Amplified® Bible
Thus you are testifying against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

Contemporary English Version
But you prove that you really are the relatives of the ones who killed the prophets.

Darby English Version
So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

Good News Bible
So you actually admit that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets!

International Standard Version
Therefore, you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

King James Version
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

New American Standard Bible
"So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

New International Version
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

New King James Version
'Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So you testify against yourselves, that you act like the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Young's Literal Translation
So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;

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