Matthew 23:29-33

23:29 “Woe to you, experts in the law ¹  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You ²  build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves ³  of the righteous. 23:30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, ⁴  we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors! 23:33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? ⁵ 

Acts 7:51

7:51 “You stubborn ⁶  people, with uncircumcised ⁷  hearts and ears! ⁸  You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors ⁹  did!

Acts 7:1

Stephen’s Defense Before the Council

7:1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things true?” ¹⁰ 

Acts 2:15

2:15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, ¹¹  for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. ¹² 

[23:29]  ¹ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:29]  ² tn Grk “Because you.” Here ὅτι (Joti) has not been translated.

[23:29]  ³ tn Or perhaps “the monuments” (see L&N 7.75-76).

[23:30]  ⁴ tn Grk “fathers” (so also in v. 32).

[23:33]  ⁵ tn Grk “the judgment of Gehenna.”

[7:51]  ⁶ sn Traditionally, “stiff-necked people.” Now the critique begins in earnest.

[7:51]  ⁷ tn The term ἀπερίτμητοι (aperitmhtoi, “uncircumcised”) is a NT hapax legomenon (occurs only once). See BDAG 101-2 s.v. ἀπερίτμητος and Isa 52:1.

[7:51]  ⁸ tn Or “You stubborn and obstinate people!” (The phrase “uncircumcised hearts and ears” is another figure for stubbornness.)

[7:51]  ⁹ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[7:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “If it is so concerning these things” (see BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.a for this use).

[2:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “These men are not drunk, as you suppose.”

[2:15]  ¹² tn Grk “only the third hour.”