Matthew 23:33 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 23:33

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.

36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Jesus Laments over Jerusalem

37 ^a“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets ^band stones those who are sent to her! How often ^cI wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks ^dunder her wings, but you were not willing!

38 See! Your house is left to you desolate;

Verse Comparison: Matthew 23:33

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American Standard Version
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?

Amplified® Bible
You serpents! You spawn of vipers! How can you escape the penalty to be suffered in hell (Gehenna)?

Contemporary English Version
You are nothing but snakes and the children of snakes! How can you escape going to hell?

Darby English Version
Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?

Good News Bible
You snakes and children of snakes! How do you expect to escape from being condemned to hell?

International Standard Version
You snakes, you children of serpents! How can you escape being condemned to hell?

King James Version
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

New American Standard Bible
"You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

New International Version
"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

New King James Version
Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

Young's Literal Translation
`Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

New English Translation
You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?¹

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