Matthew 23:34
Therefore I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: you will kill and crucify some of them; and will scourge some of them in your synagogues, and will persecute them from city to city;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
33Ye serpents, generations of vipers, how can you escape from the judgment of hell?
Cross References
Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Matthew 13:52And He said to them, Therefore every scribe having been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man who is a landlord, who bringeth out of his treasure things both new and old.
Matthew 28:19Going, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost:
Luke 24:47and repentance unto remission of sins is to be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
John 20:21And Jesus said to them again, Peace be unto 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 →