Matthew 3:7
And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his immersion, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?
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In Context
6and they were immersed in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
8Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of conversion,
Cross References
Psalms 58:3The wicked have been estranged from the womb, || They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.
Isaiah 59:5They have hatched eggs of a viper, || And weave webs of a spider, || Whoever is eating their eggs dies, and the crushed hatches a viper.
Jeremiah 51:6Flee from the midst of Babylon, || And let each deliver his soul, || Do not be cut off in her iniquity, || For it [is] a time of vengeance for YHWH—His, || He is rendering repayment to her.
Ezekiel 33:3And he has seen the sword coming against the land, || And has blown with a horn, and has warned the people,
Matthew 12:24But the Pharisees having heard, said, “This One does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, ruler of the demons.”
Matthew 15:12Then His disciples having come near, said to Him, “Have You known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?”
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 →