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Greek Modern Translation

Ελεγε δε προς τους οχλους τους εξερχομενους δια να βαπτισθωσιν υπ' αυτου· Γεννηματα εχιδνων, τις εδειξεν εις εσας να φυγητε απο της μελλουσης οργης;

Parallel Translations

Byzantine/Majority Text
ελεγεν ουν τοις εκπορευομενοις οχλοις βαπτισθηναι υπ αυτου γεννηματα εχιδνων τις υπεδειξεν υμιν φυγειν απο της μελλουσης οργης

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ αὐτοῦ· Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;

Tischendorf 8th Edition
Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ· γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
ελεγεν ουν τοις εκπορευομενοις οχλοις βαπτισθηναι υπ αυτου γεννηματα εχιδνων τις υπεδειξεν υμιν φυγειν απο της μελλουσης οργης

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
ελεγεν ουν τοις εκπορευομενοις οχλοις βαπτισθηναι υπ αυτου δεννηματα εχιδνων τις υπεδειξεν υμιν φυγειν απο της μελλουσης οργης

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.