Matthew 23:32
And fulfille ye the mesure of youre fadris.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
In Context
31And so ye ben in witnessyng to you silf, that ye ben the sones of hem that slowen the prophetis.
33Ye eddris, and eddris briddis, hou schulen ye fle fro the doom of helle?
Cross References
Numbers 32:14And Moyses seide, Lo! ye encressyngis, and nurreis, `ether nurschid children, of synful men, han ryse for youre fadris, that ye schulden encreesse the strong veniaunce of the Lord ayens Israel.
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 →