NET Bible
"By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets."
— Matthew 23:31, NET Bible
“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”
“Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. ”
“Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.”
“Wherefore you are witnesses against yourselves, that you are the sons of them that killed the prophets.”
“So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.”
“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”
In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
“Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
And you say,‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!
You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
“For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,