KJV King James Version
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
WEB World English Bible
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
ASV American Standard Version
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, ‘Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?
Surrounding context — Matthew 3
4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἸδὼνG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandδὲG1161 · dethenπολλοὺςG4183 · polusmuchτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΦαρισαίωνG5330 · PharisaiosPhariseeκαὶG2532 · kaiandΣαδδουκαίωνG4523 · SaddoukaiosSadduceeἐρχομένουςG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoβάπτισμαG908 · baptismabaptismαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heγεννήματαG1081 · gennēmaoffspringἐχιδνῶν,G2191 · echidnasnakeτίςG5101 · tiswhich?ὑπέδειξενG5263 · hupodeiknumito showὑμῖνG4771 · suyouφυγεῖνG5343 · pheugōto fleeἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμελλούσηςG3195 · mellōto ensueὀργῆς;G3709 · orgēwrath
Cross-references
Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.Romans 5:9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.Matthew 23:33[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?Matthew 22:23The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.Matthew 23:13-28But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.1 John 3:10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.2 Thessalonians 1:9-10Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;Jeremiah 6:10To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear [is] uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.Matthew 16:11-12How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it] not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?John 9:40And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?John 8:44Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.Isaiah 59:5They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.Jeremiah 51:6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.Luke 3:7-9Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?Isaiah 57:3-4But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
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