Matthew 23:33

New King James Version

³³Serpents, ^(A)brood^[a] of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?

Matthew 23:33

New American Standard Bible

³³You snakes, ^(A)you ^[a]offspring of vipers, how ^[b]will you escape the ^[c]sentence of ^[d]^(B)hell?

³³You ^[a]serpents, you spawn of vipers, how can you escape the penalty of hell?

Matthew 23:33 The serpent is the creature used by Satan to introduce evil into the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:1ff). Here Jesus continues the imagery of Satan as the serpent working through the religious leaders to continue the propagation of evil through deception, false teaching, and man-made laws and traditions which are given priority over God’s law.

³³“You snakes! You brood of vipers!^(A) How will you escape being condemned to hell?^(B)

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