Matthew 7:10

7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? ¹ 

Matthew 23:33

23:33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? ² 

Matthew 10:16

Persecution of Disciples

10:16 “I ³  am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, ⁴  so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

¹ sn The two questions of vv. 9-10 expect the answer, “No parent would do this!”

² tn Grk “the judgment of Gehenna.”

³ 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).

⁴ sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30.