Matthew 23:34
Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
33Serpents, brood of vipers! how can ye escape the punishment of hell?
Cross References
Matthew 10:16Lo! I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves. Be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Matthew 13:52And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.
Matthew 28:19Go, and make all nations my disciples, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
Luke 24:47and that repentance for the remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 20:21Then he said to them again, Peace be to you! As the Father hath 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 →