But when he sawmanyof the Phariseesand Sadduceescomingfor baptism,he saidto them, "You broodof vipers,whowarnedyou to fleefrom the wrathto come?
And I will putenmityBetweenyou and the woman,And betweenyour seedand her seed;He shall bruiseyou on the head,And you shall bruisehim on the heel."
Those who forsakethe lawpraisethe wicked,But those who keepthe lawstrivewith them.
They hatchadders'eggsand weavethe spider'sweb;He who eatsof their eggsdies,And [from] that which is crusheda snakebreaksforth.
Fleefrom the midstof Babylon,And eachof you savehis life!Do not be destroyedin her punishment,For thisis the LORD'Stimeof vengeance;He is going to renderrecompenseto her.
To whomshall I speakand givewarningThat they may hear?Behold,their earsare closedAnd they cannotlisten.Behold,the wordof the LORDhas becomea reproachto them; They havenodelightin it.
But when the Phariseesheard[this], they said,"This mancastsout demonsonlyby Beelzebulthe rulerof the demons."
"You broodof vipers,howcanyou, beingevil,speakwhat is good?For the mouthspeaksout of that which fillsthe heart.
Thenthe disciplescameand saidto Him, "Do You knowthat the Phariseeswere offendedwhen they heardthisstatement?"
The Phariseesand Sadduceescameup, and testingJesus, they askedHim to showthem a signfrom heaven.
And Jesussaidto them, "Watchout and bewareof the leavenof the Phariseesand Sadducees."
Thenthe Phariseeswentand plotted togetherhowthey might trapHim in what He said.
On that day[some] Sadducees(who saythere is noresurrection)cameto Jesus and questionedHim,
But when the Phariseesheardthat Jesus had silencedthe Sadducees,they gatheredthemselves together.
"You serpents,you broodof vipers,howwill you escapethe sentenceof hell?
"For I sayto you that unlessyour righteousnesssurpasses[that] of the scribesand Pharisees,you will not enterthe kingdomof heaven.
Thenthey sentsomeof the Phariseesand Herodiansto Him in orderto trapHim in a statement.
[Some] Sadducees(whosaythat there is noresurrection)cameto Jesus, and [began] questioningHim, saying,
And He was giving ordersto them, saying,"Watchout! Bewareof the leavenof the Phariseesand the leavenof Herod."
Nowthe Pharisees,who were lovers of money,were listeningto allthese thingsand were scoffingat Him.
"The Phariseestoodand was prayingthisto himself:'God,I thankYou that I amnot likeother people:swindlers,unjust,adulterers,orevenlikethistax collector.
But the Phariseesand the lawyersrejectedGod'spurposefor themselves,not having been baptizedby John.
Nowthey had beensentfrom the Pharisees.
"You are of [your] fatherthe devil,and you wantto dothe desiresof your father.He was a murdererfrom the beginning,and does not standin the truthbecausethere is notruthin him. Wheneverhe speaksa lie,he speaksfrom his own[nature], for he is a liarand the fatherof lies.
Thoseof the Phariseeswho were with Him heardthese thingsand saidto Him, "We are not blindtoo,are we?"
But someof the sectof the Phariseeswho had believedstoodup, saying,"It is necessaryto circumcisethem and to directthem to observethe Lawof Moses."
"Thereforebe on the alert,rememberingthat nightand dayfor a period of three yearsI did not ceaseto admonisheachonewith tears.
since they have knownabout me for a long time,ifthey are willingto testify,that I lived[as] a Phariseeaccordingto the strictestsectof our religion.
But the high priestroseup, alongwith allhis associates(that is the sectof the Sadducees),and they were filledwith jealousy.
For the wrathof Godis revealedfrom heavenagainstallungodlinessand unrighteousnessof menwho suppressthe truthin unrighteousness,
Muchmorethen,having nowbeen justifiedby His blood,we shall be savedfrom the wrath[of God] throughHim.
and to waitfor His Sonfrom heaven,whomHe raisedfrom the dead,[that is] Jesus,who rescuesus from the wrathto come.
By faithNoah,being warned[by God] aboutthings not yetseen,in reverencepreparedan arkfor the salvationof his household,by whichhe condemnedthe world,and becamean heirof the righteousnesswhich is accordingto faith.
sothat by twounchangeablethingsin whichit is impossiblefor Godto lie,we who have taken refugewould havestrongencouragementto take holdof the hopeset beforeus.
By thisthe childrenof Godand the childrenof the devilare obvious:anyonewho does not practicerighteousnessis not of God,northe one who does not lovehis brother.
