Matthew 23:34
Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you shall kill and crucify; and some of them you shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:
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33You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape being condemned to hell?
Cross References
Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore be as wise as serpents, and as harmless as doves.
Matthew 13:52Then he said to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is an owner of a house, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Matthew 28:19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:
Luke 24:47And that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
John 20:21Then Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you: as my Father has sent me, even so I 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 →