O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 23:33 - William Tyndale New Testament ye serpents and generation of vipers, how shall ye scape the damnation of hell? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You serpents! You spawn of vipers! How can you escape the penalty to be suffered in hell (Gehenna)? American Standard Version (1901) Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell? Common English Bible You snakes! You children of snakes! How will you be able to escape the judgment of hell? Catholic Public Domain Version You serpents, you brood of vipers! How will you escape from the judgment of Hell? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You serpents, generation of vipers, how will you flee from the judgment of hell? |
O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
¶ When he saw many of the pharises and of the saduces come to his baptism, he said unto them: O generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the vengeance to come?
But I say unto you, whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of judgement. Whosoever shall say unto his brother raca, shall be in danger of a council. But whosoever say unto his brother thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
¶ Then said he to the people, that were come to be baptised of him. O generation of vipers: who hath shewed the craft to fly from wrath to come?
¶ Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father, ye will follow: He was a murderer from the beginning, And abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, then speaketh he of his own. For he is a liar, and the father thereof.
But I fear lest as the serpent beguiled Eve, thorow his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.
Of how much sorer punishment suppose ye shall he be counted worthy, which treadeth under foot the son of God: and counteth the blood of the testament as an unholy thing, wherewith he was sanctified, and doth dishonour to the spirit of grace.
¶ See that ye despise not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not which refused him that spake on earth: Much more shall we not escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
how shall we escape if we despise so great health? which at the first began to be preached of the Lord himself, and after ward was confirmed unto usward, by them that heard it,
And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Sathanas, Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.