Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming?
New American Standard Bible
But when he saw many of the
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?
Holman Bible
When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
International Standard Version
But when John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he told them, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
A Conservative Version
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
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?
Amplified
But when he saw many of the
An Understandable Version
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be immersed, John said to them, "You children of snakes, who warned you to run away from the coming wrath [of God]?
Anderson New Testament
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coining wrath?
Bible in Basic English
But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
Common New Testament
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Daniel Mace New Testament
but when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadduces come to his baptism, he said to them, "Ye brood of vipers, who has warned you to fly from the wrath to come?
Darby Translation
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Godbey New Testament
And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them; O generations of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
John Wesley New Testament
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Ye serpents, ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Julia Smith Translation
And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has indicated to you to flee from the wrath about to come?
King James 2000
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [when he] saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Modern King James verseion
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, "O generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the vengeance to come?
Moffatt New Testament
But when he noticed a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath?
Montgomery New Testament
But when John saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said: "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
NET Bible
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?
New Heart 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?
Noyes New Testament
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Sawyer New Testament
And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for the baptism, he said to them; Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
The Emphasized Bible
But, seeing, many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming unto his immersion, he said to them, - Broods of vipers! who suggested to you, to be fleeing from the coming wrath?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O ye broods of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Twentieth Century New Testament
When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?
Webster
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Weymouth New Testament
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he exclaimed, "O vipers' brood, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Williams New Testament
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming?
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?
Worrell New Testament
But, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath!
Worsley New Testament
But when he saw many of the pharisees and sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Youngs 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?
Themes
Baptism » What john the baptist baptized with
Baptism » As administered by john
Christian ministers » Faithful » John the baptist
Evil » Social in the church » Generation
John the baptist » What john the baptist baptized with
John the baptist » Characteristics of » Courage
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By john
Pharisees » Some came to john for baptism
Repentance » Who baptized with the baptism of repentance
Reproof » Faithfulness in » John the baptist, of the jews
Sadducees » Rebuked by john the baptist
Sadducees » Were refused baptism by john
Sin » Defined » Denunciation of
Topics
Interlinear
De
Eido
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Begins His Ministry
6 and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, in acknowledgment of their sins. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming? 8 Then produce fruit that will be consistent with your professed repentance!
Cross References
Matthew 12:34
You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.
Matthew 23:33
You serpents! You brood of snakes! How can you escape being sentenced to the pit?
1 Thessalonians 1:10
and to wait for the coming from heaven of his Son, whom he raised from the dead??esus, our deliverer from God's coming wrath.
Matthew 22:23
On the same day some Sadducees came up to him, claiming that there is no resurrection, and they asked him this question:
Matthew 16:6
And Jesus said to them, "Look out, and be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"
Matthew 16:11-12
Why do you not see that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"
Acts 5:17
This aroused the high priest and all his supporters, the party of the Sadducees, and filled them with jealousy,
Acts 23:6-9
Knowing that part of them were Sadducees and part of them Pharisees, Paul called out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees! It is for my hope for the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial!"
Romans 1:18
For God's anger is breaking forth from heaven against all the impiety and wickedness of the men who in their wickedness are suppressing the truth.
Romans 5:9
So if we have already been made upright by his death, it is far more certain that through him we shall be saved from God's anger!
Matthew 5:20
For I tell you that unless your uprightness is far superior to that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never even enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard of it they said, "This man cannot drive out demons except by the aid of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons."
Matthew 15:12
Then his disciples came up to him and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked to hear you say that?"
Matthew 22:15
Then the Pharisees went and made a plot to entrap him in argument.
Matthew 22:34
And when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,
Matthew 23:13-28
"But alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you lock the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven in men's faces, for you will neither go in yourselves nor let those enter who are trying to do so.
Mark 7:3-5
For the Pharisees and all the Jews observe the rules handed down from their ancestors, and will not eat until they have washed their hands in a particular way,
Mark 8:15
And he warned them, saying, "Look out! Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!"
Mark 12:13
They sent some Pharisees and Herodians to him to entrap him in argument.
Mark 12:18
Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question.
Luke 3:7-9
So he would say to the crowds that came out there to be baptized by him, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to fly from the wrath that is coming?
Luke 7:30
but the Pharisees and experts in the Law thwarted God's purpose for themselves, by refusing to be baptized by him.
Luke 11:39-44
But the Master said to him, "You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were avaricious, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.
John 7:45-49
The attendants went back to the high priests and Pharisees, and they said to the attendants, "Why have you not brought him?"
John 8:44
The devil is the father you are sprung from, and you want to carry out your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the first, and he has nothing to do with the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in his true character, for he is a liar and the father of them.
John 9:40
Some Pharisees who were present heard this, and they said to him, "Then are we blind too?"
Acts 4:1-2
As they were talking in this way to the people, the high priests, the commander of the Temple, and the Sadducees came up to them,
Acts 15:5
But some members of the Pharisees' party who had become believers got up and said that such converts ought to be circumcised and told to obey the Law of Moses.
Acts 20:31
So you must be on your guard and remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning any of you, even with tears.
Acts 26:5
for they have known from the first, if they are willing to give evidence, that I was a Pharisee and my life was that of the strictest sect of our religion.
2 Thessalonians 1:9-10
They will be punished with eternal ruin and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and his glorious might,
Hebrews 6:18
so that by these two unalterable things, which make it impossible for God to break his promise, we who have taken refuge with him may be greatly encouraged to seize upon the hope that is offered to us.
Hebrews 11:7
Faith led Noah, when he was warned by God of things no one then saw, in obedience to the warning to build an ark in which to save his family, and by such faith he condemned the world, and came to possess that uprightness which faith produces.
1 John 3:10
This is how the children of God and those of the devil can be distinguished: No one who does not act uprightly or who does not love his brother is a child of God.
Revelation 6:16-17
And they said to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us, and conceal us from the sight of him who is seated on the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb,
Revelation 12:9-10
So the great dragon, the ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.