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Matthew 3:7

NETBible	But when he saw many Pharisees¹ and Sadducees² coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
NIV © biblegateway Mat 3:7	But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptising, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
NASB © biblegateway Mat 3:7	But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
NLT © biblegateway Mat 3:7	But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee God’s coming judgment?
MSG © biblegateway Mat 3:7	When John realized that a lot of Pharisees and Sadducees were showing up for a baptismal experience because it was becoming the popular thing to do, he exploded: "Brood of snakes! What do you think you're doing slithering down here to the river? Do you think a little water on your snakeskins is going to make any difference?
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 3:7	But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 3:7	But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 3:7	But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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KJV	But <1161> when he saw <1492> (5631) many <4183> of the Pharisees <5330> and <2532> Sadducees <4523> come <2064> (5740) to <1909> his <846> baptism <908>_, he said <2036> (5627) unto them <846>_, O generation <1081> of vipers <2191>_, who <5101> hath warned <5263> (5656) you <5213> to flee <5343> (5629) from <575> the wrath <3709> to come <3195> (5723)_?
NASB © biblegateway Mat 3:7	But when he saw <3708> many <4183> of the Pharisees <5330> and Sadducees <4523> coming <2064> for baptism <908> , he said <3004> to them, "You brood <1081> of vipers <2191> , who <5101> warned <5263> you to flee <5343> from the wrath <3709> to come <3195> ?
NET [draft] ITL	But <1161> when he saw <1492> many <4183> Pharisees <5330> and <2532> Sadducees <4523> coming <2064> to <1909> his baptism <908> , he said <2036> to them <846> , “You offspring <1081> of vipers <2191> ! Who <5101> warned <5263> you <5213> to flee <5343> from <575> the coming <3195> wrath <3709> ?
GREEK	idwn pollouv twn farisaiwn kai saddoukaiwn ercomenouv to baptisma eipen gennhmata ecidnwn tiv upedeixen fugein thv melloushv

NETBible

But when he saw many Pharisees¹ and Sadducees² coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

NET Notes

¹sn Pharisees were members of one of the most important and influential religious and political parties of Judaism in the time of Jesus. There were more Pharisees than Sadducees (according to Josephus, Ant. 17.2.4 [17.42] there were more than 6,000 Pharisees at about this time). Pharisees differed with Sadducees on certain doctrines and patterns of behavior. The Pharisees were strict and zealous adherents to the laws of the OT and to numerous additional traditions such as angels and bodily resurrection.

²sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). See also Matt 16:1-12; 22:23-34; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 5:17; 23:6-8.