Matthew
Matthew 23:32–36
32Fill up, then,g the measure of the sin of your fathers. 33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. 35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Footnotes
- g 23:32 Or Go ahead, then, and complete
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 23:32
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fill up | πληρώσατε | plērōsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete |
| then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| measure | μέτρον | metron | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3358 a measure, measuring rod |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| fathers | πατέρων | paterōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
Matthew 23:33
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You snakes | ὄφεις | opheis | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G3789 a serpent |
| You brood | γεννήματα | gennēmata | Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural | G1081 offspring, child, fruit |
| of vipers | ἐχιδνῶν | echidnōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G2191 a serpent, snake, viper |
| How | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| will you escape | φύγητε | phygēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5343 I flee, escape, shun |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sentence | κρίσεως | kriseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2920 judging, divine judgment |
| of hell | γεέννης | geennēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1067 Gehenna |
Matthew 23:34
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because of | Διὰ | Dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am sending | ἀποστέλλω | apostellō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| prophets | προφήτας | prophētas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4396 a prophet, poet |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| wise | σοφοὺς | sophous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4680 wise |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| teachers | γραμματεῖς | grammateis | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning |
| Some of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| you will kill | ἀποκτενεῖτε | apokteneite | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G615 I put to death, kill |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| crucify | σταυρώσετε | staurōsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4717 I crucify |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you will flog | μαστιγώσετε | mastigōsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3146 I flog, scourge |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| synagogues | συναγωγαῖς | synagōgais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| persecute | διώξετε | diōxete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| town | πόλεως | poleōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| town | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
Matthew 23:35
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And so | ὅπως | hopōs | Conjunction | G3704 how, in order that, so that |
| upon | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| will come | ἔλθῃ | elthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| all | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| righteous | δίκαιον | dikaion | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| shed | ἐκχυννόμενον | ekchynnomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1632 I pour out, shed |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| blood | αἵματος | haimatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| righteous | δικαίου | dikaiou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| Abel | Ἅβελ | Habel | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G6 Abel |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| blood | αἵματος | haimatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| of Zechariah | Ζαχαρίου | Zachariou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2197 Zechariah |
| son | υἱοῦ | huiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of Berechiah | Βαραχίου | Barachiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G914 Barachiah |
| whom | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you murdered | ἐφονεύσατε | ephoneusate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5407 I murder |
| between | μεταξὺ | metaxy | Preposition | G3342 meanwhile, afterwards, between |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| temple | ναοῦ | naou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3485 a temple, shrine |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| altar | θυσιαστηρίου | thysiastēriou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2379 an altar |
Matthew 23:36
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | ἀμὴν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| will come | ἥξει | hēxei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2240 I have come, am present |
| upon | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| generation | γενεὰν | genean | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1074 a generation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 23:32 Genesis 15:16 · Numbers 32:14 · 1 Thessalonians 2:16
Matthew 23:33 Matthew 3:7 · Matthew 12:34 · Matthew 5:22 · Luke 3:7 · John 8:44 · Revelation 12:9 · Matthew 21:34–35 · Genesis 3:15 · Psalm 58:3–5 · Hebrews 2:3 · Isaiah 57:3–4 · Hebrews 12:25
Matthew 23:34 Matthew 10:16–17 · Matthew 13:52 · Colossians 1:28 · Acts 13:1 · Matthew 23:34–36 · Matthew 10:23 · Luke 11:49–51
Matthew 23:35 2 Chronicles 24:20–22 · Hebrews 11:4 · Zechariah 1:1 · Genesis 4:8 · Revelation 18:24 · Jeremiah 26:15 · 2 Kings 24:4 · 2 Kings 21:16 · Hebrews 12:24 · Isaiah 26:21 · Luke 11:51 · Jeremiah 26:23
Matthew 23:36 Matthew 10:23 · Matthew 24:34 · Luke 21:32–33 · Mark 13:30–31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.