Matthew 3:7
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, “You vipers' brood! Who warned you to run away from the coming judgment?
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6and were baptized in the Jordan River, publicly admitting their sins.
8Show by what you do that you have truly repented,
Cross References
Psalms 58:3The wicked are sinners from birth; from the moment they're born they tell lies.
Isaiah 59:5They hatch viper's eggs, and weave a spider's web. If you eat their eggs you'll die; if you crush their eggs you'll only hatch snakes.
Jeremiah 51:6Escape from Babylon! Run for your lives! Don't get caught up in her punishment and die, for this is the time when the Lord pays her back for her sins.
Ezekiel 33:3When he saw the army advancing to attack the country, he would blow the trumpet to warn everyone.
Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “This man can only throw out demons through the power of Beelzebub, the chief of demons!”
Matthew 15:12Then Jesus' disciples came to him and said, “You do realize that the Pharisees were offended by what you said.”
Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:2-7
The Preaching of John the Baptist. 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all… Read the whole commentary →