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Matthew 23:31 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Matthew 23:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 23 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”
Matthew 23:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 23:31
Ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets (μαρτυρεῖτε ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι υἱοί ἐστε τῶν φονευσάντων τοὺς προφήτας)—Jesus turns their self-defense into self-incrimination. Martyreite (witness) is legal terminology; they've testified against themselves. Huioi (sons/children) means both physical descendants and spiritual heirs—they share their ancestors' nature.By claiming "we wouldn't have done it," they unwittingly confess they are indeed sons of murderers—they have the same hardened hearts, the same resistance to God's messengers, the same religious pr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 23:31
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“and drove us out”
“You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen you Yahweh”
“and you choose the language of the crafty.”
“So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.”