And they cause one to stumble, Their own tongue is against them; All who see them flee away.
Matthew 23:31 - The Scriptures 1998 “Thus you bear witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who did murder the prophets – More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus you are testifying against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. Common English Bible You testify against yourselves that you are children of those who murdered the prophets. Catholic Public Domain Version And so you are witnesses against yourselves, that you are the sons of those who killed the prophets. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore you are witnesses against yourselves, that you are the sons of them that killed the prophets. |
And they cause one to stumble, Their own tongue is against them; All who see them flee away.
It was because of the sins of her prophets, The crookednesses of her priests, Who shed in her midst the blood of the righteous.
and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets.’
“Because of this, see, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scholars of Scripture. Some of them you shall kill and impale, and some of them you shall flog in your congregations and persecute from city to city,
“Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to her! How often I wished to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you would not!
“And he said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I shall judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow.
Then Yehoshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen יהוה for yourselves, to serve Him.” And they said, “Witnesses!”