Matthew 23:30 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁰ And you say, ‘If [only] we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we [certainly] would not have participated with them in [shedding] the blood of the prophets.’

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁰ and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁰ Saying, If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have aided them in shedding the blood of the prophets.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁰ and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Common English Bible

³⁰ You say, ‘If we had lived in our ancestors’ days, we wouldn’t have joined them in killing the prophets.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁰ And then you say, 'If we had been there in the days of our fathers, we would not have joined with them in the blood of the prophets.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁰ And say: If we had been in the days of our Fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Matthew 23:30 Cross References

Matthew 23:29

'It is too bad for you hypocritical experts in the Law of Moses and [you] Pharisees! For you construct burial sites for the prophets and decorate the tombs of people who were righteous.

Matthew 23:31

[But by saying this] you are witnesses [against] yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets [i.e., indicating your approval of their actions].

1 Corinthians 10:18

Look at the physical nation of Israel; do not their people [i.e., the priests] who eat the [animal] sacrifices have fellowship [with God] in the Altar [service]?

2 Corinthians 1:7

And our hope for you is firm, for we know that just as you share our sufferings, so you will also [share] our comfort.