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Berean Standard Bible

“But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?”

Matthew 3:7

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John the Baptist is baptizing in the Jordan when Pharisees and Sadducees, religious leaders, come to him. He greets them with surprising bluntness.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

World English Bible (WEB)

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?

King James Version (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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of vipers! Who did show you to flee from the coming wrath?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y viendo él muchos de los Fariseos y de los Saduceos, que venían á su bautismo, decíales: Generación de víboras, ¿quién os ha enseñado á huir de la ira que vendrá?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y cuando vio que entre los que iban a bautizarse había muchos fariseos y saduceos, les dijo: «Crías de víboras, ¿quién les dijo que así podrán escapar de la ira de Dios que vendrá sobre ustedes?

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