But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness,

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed!

Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God's wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.

His

Please stop wounding me! You have almost beaten me to death!

It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.

"Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.

Then

and if God is gracious to him and says, 'Spare him from going down to the place of corruption, I have found a ransom for him,'

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God's purpose at his appointed time.

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

General references

(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),