Matthew 23:33
Strong's Lexicon
You snakes !
ὄφεις (opheis)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3789: Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan.

You brood
γεννήματα (gennēmata)
Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1081: Offspring, child, fruit. From gennao; offspring; by analogy, produce.

of vipers !
ἐχιδνῶν (echidnōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2191: A serpent, snake, viper. Of uncertain origin; an adder or other poisonous snake.

How
πῶς (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

will you escape
φύγητε (phygēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5343: To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.

ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sentence
κρίσεως (kriseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2920: Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.

of hell ?
γεέννης (geennēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1067: Of Hebrew origin; valley of Hinnom; ge-henna, a valley of Jerusalem, used as a name for the place of everlasting punishment.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

Young's Literal Translation
‘Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell?,

New American Standard Bible
"You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

King James Bible
[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

New Living Translation
Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?

English Standard Version
You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?

New American Standard Bible
"You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

King James Bible
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell?

International Standard Version
You snakes, you children of serpents! How can you escape being condemned to hell?

NET Bible
You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

American Standard Version
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?

English Revised Version
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?

Young's Literal Translation
'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?
















Cross References
Isaiah 20:6
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 23:32
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

Luke 3:7
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 23:31
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

Matthew 23:30
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.

Matthew 23:34
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:

Matthew 23:35
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.
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