Verse 31
Matthew 23:31
American Standard Version
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Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.
Original Language Text
greek
ὥστε μαρτυρεῖτε ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι υἱοί ἐστε τῶν φονευσάντων τοὺς προφήτας.
English Translation
So you testify to yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 23 Context
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Then spake Yashua (Jesus) to the multitudes and to his disciples,
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saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat:
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all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, [these] do and observe: but do not ye after their work...
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Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men`s shoulders; but they the...
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But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge t...
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and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
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and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.
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But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.
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And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven.
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Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, [even] the Christ.
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But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
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And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exal...
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But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against m...
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows` houses, even while for a pret...
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte;...
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Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but who...
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Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
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And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that i...
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Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
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He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
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And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God (Elohim), and by him that sitteth...
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have le...
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Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the pl...
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Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereo...
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwa...
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Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniqu...
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and ga...
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and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in t...
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Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.
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Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
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Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?
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Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill a...
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that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteo...
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Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how ofte...
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Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
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For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh i...
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