Matthew 23:33

23:33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

Matthew 10:16

Persecution of Disciples

10:16 “I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.


tn Grk “the judgment of Gehenna.”

tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30.