"But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who …" — Matthew 3:7

Matthew 3:7 · KJV

“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 3:7

Verse 6

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Verse 8

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: {meet...: or, answerable to amendment of life}

Matthew 3 — Context

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

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?

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: {meet...: or, answerable to amendment of life}

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to {our} father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Cross References

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.

Romans 5:9

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

Matthew 22:23

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

Matthew 23:33

{Ye} serpents, {ye} generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

1 Thessalonians 1:10

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, {even} Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Matthew 16:6

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Matthew 23:13-28

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in {yourselves}, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Romans 1:18

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;