Lukas 3:7

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling

Toen zeide hij tot het volk, dat uitging om zich door hem te laten dopen: Gij addergebroedsels, wie heeft u getoond, dat gij den toekomenden toorn ontvlieden zult?

Parallel Translations

Staten Vertaling
Hij zeide dan tot de scharen, die uitkwamen, om van hem gedoopt te worden: Gij adderengebroedsels, wie heeft u aangewezen te vlieden van den toekomenden toorn?

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
En hij zeide tot de scharen die uitliepen om door hem gedoopt te worden: Adderengebroed! Wie heeft u gezegd dat gij aan het aanstaand strafgericht zoudt ontkomen?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O generation: Genesis 3:15, Psalms 58:4, Psalms 58:5, Isaiah 59:5, Matthew 3:7-10, Matthew 23:33, John 8:44, Acts 13:10, 1 John 3:8

to flee: 1 Thessalonians 1:10, Hebrews 6:18

Reciprocal: Isaiah 57:3 - sons Jeremiah 36:3 - hear Jeremiah 48:6 - Flee Ezekiel 16:3 - Thy birth Ezekiel 20:3 - Are Matthew 3:5 - General Matthew 12:34 - generation Luke 1:17 - turn John 3:23 - and they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said he to the multitude,.... That is, John, as the Ethiopic version reads; and the multitude to whom he spake the following words, were many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, as appears from Matthew 3:7

That came forth to be baptized of him; who came out of their houses, towns, and cities, round about, to the place where John was; and hearing and seeing what he was about, desired to be admitted to his baptism: not that they "were baptised of him"; as the Arabic version renders it; but they came with a view of being baptized, were it thought fit and proper they should: but John refused them, saying to them,

O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Matthew 3:7- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the baptism of John - see the notes at Matthew 3:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. - 9. On this account of the Baptist's mode of preaching, see Clarke's notes on Matthew 3:7-11.