Matthew 23:34
Therefore, behold, I send forth to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
33Serpents! Brood of vipers! How can ye escape the judgment of hell?
Cross References
Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore wise as serpents, and simple as doves.
Matthew 13:52And he said to them: Therefore every scribe, instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure new and old.
Matthew 28:19Go therefore, and disciple all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 20:21Jesus therefore said to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34
The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But 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. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →