Matthew 23:33 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)33 You snakes! You children of snakes! How do you expect to escape being judged [and condemned] in hell? Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176933 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition33 You serpents! You spawn of vipers! How can you escape the penalty to be suffered in hell (Gehenna)? Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)33 Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell? Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible33 You snakes! You children of snakes! How will you be able to escape the judgment of hell? Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version33 You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape from the judgment of Hell? Ver Capítulo |
You belong to your father the devil, and you are [always] wanting to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the [very] beginning [Note: This is probably a reference to Satan’s influence on Adam, Eve and Cain in the Garden of Eden] and does not stand for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he only speaks what is part of his nature, because he is a liar and the father of [all] liars.
Pay careful attention so that you do not refuse [to hear] God when He speaks to you. [See verse 9]. For if those people [i.e., the Israelites] did not escape [judgment] when they refused [to hear] Him who warned them on earth [i.e., God speaking through Moses at Mount Sinai], how much less [likely] will we escape [judgment] if we reject Him who warns from heaven [i.e., Christ]?