Matthew 3:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 3:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἰδὼν
horáō
G3708
to see
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πολλοὺς
polýs
G4183
many
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
Φαρισαίων
Pharisaîos
G5330
Pharisee
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Σαδδουκαίων
Saddoukaîos
G4523
Sadducee
ἐρχομένους
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
βάπτισμα
báptisma
G908
immersion
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
γεννήματα
génnēma
G1081
offspring
ἐχιδνῶν
échidna
G2191
viper
τίς
tís
G5101
who
ὑπέδειξεν
hypodeíknymi
G5263
to demonstrate
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
φυγεῖν
pheúgō
G5343
to flee
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
μελλούσης
méllō
G3195
to be about
ὀργῆς
orgḗ
G3709
anger
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World English Bible Public Domain
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now, having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).