Matthew 23:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:”
Matthew 23:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 23:34 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 23:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,”
Matthew 23:34 — World English Bible
Matthew 23:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: ”
Matthew 23:34 — American Standard Version
Matthew 23:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;”
Matthew 23:34 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 23:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city; ”
Matthew 23:34 — Darby Translation
Matthew 23:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore beholde, I send vnto you Prophets, and wise men, and Scribes, and of them ye shall kill and crucifie: and of them shall ye scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from citie to citie,”
Matthew 23:34 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 23:34 in Context — Matthew 23
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?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
What Does Matthew 23:34 Mean?
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