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Matthew 23:32

30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.

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BSB
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
KJV
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
WEB
Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
ASV
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
DARBY
and *ye*, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.
BLB
And you⁺, fill up the measure of your⁺ fathers.
ÅB
Fullfør da det forfedrene deres begynte!
OTB
Så fullfør da det deres forfedre begynte!
B1930
fyll da også I eders fedres mål!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 15:16

    In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

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  • Numbers 32:14

    Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:16

    hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.

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