Matthew 23:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.”
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“So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 23:31 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 24:22Then Joshua told them, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” “We are witnesses!” they said.
- Job 15:5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
- Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- Luke 19:22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
- Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
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