Matthew 23:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”
Matthew 23:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 23:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 23:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.”
Matthew 23:31 — World English Bible
Matthew 23:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. ”
Matthew 23:31 — American Standard Version
Matthew 23:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;”
Matthew 23:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 23:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:”
Matthew 23:31 — Darby Translation
Matthew 23:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So then ye be witnesses vnto your selues, that ye are the children of them that murthered the Prophets.”
Matthew 23:31 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 23:31 in Context — Matthew 23
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
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.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
What Does Matthew 23:31 Mean?
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