Matthew 23:31

So then ye be witnesses vnto your selues, that ye are the children of them that murthered the Prophets.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

In Context

30And say, If we had bene in the dayes of our fathers, we would not haue bene partners with them in the blood of the Prophets.

32Fulfill ye also ye measure of your fathers.

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Cross References

Job 15:5For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen ye tongue of the crafty.

Luke 19:22Then he sayde vnto him, Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, O euill seruant. Thou knewest that I am a straight man, taking vp that I layd not downe, and reaping that I did not sowe.

1 Thessalonians 2:15Who both killed the Lord Iesus and their owne Prophets, and haue persecuted vs away, and God they please not, and are contrary to all men,

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 →

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