Matthew 23:33

23:33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? ¹ 

Matthew 10:16

Persecution of Disciples

10:16 “I ²  am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, ³  so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

[23:33]  ¹ tn Grk “the judgment of Gehenna.”

[10:16]  ² 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).

[10:16]  ³ sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30.