Matthew 23:31-33

King James Version

³¹Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

³²Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

³³Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Matthew 23:31-33

New International Version

³¹So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.^(A) ³²Go ahead, then, and complete^(B) what your ancestors started!^(C)

³³“You snakes! You brood of vipers!^(D) How will you escape being condemned to hell?^(E)

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Matthew 23:31-33

New King James Version

³¹“Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that ^(A)you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. ³²^(B)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. ³³Serpents, ^(C)brood^[a] of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?