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Matthew 3:7-12

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Cross References for Matthew 3:7-12

Psalms 58:4 - Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears, Click to read the verse Psalms 58:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 58:4

John 8:44 - You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a ... Click to read the verse John 8:44 Click to read the verse John 8:44

Genesis 3:15 - And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will c... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:15 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:15

1 John 3:10 - This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone w... Click to read the verse 1 John 3:10 Click to read the verse 1 John 3:10

Matthew 23:33 - “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Click to read the verse Matthew 23:33 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:33

Acts 13:10 - “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kin... Click to read the verse Acts 13:10 Click to read the verse Acts 13:10

Matthew 12:34 - You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:34 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:34

Hebrews 11:7 - By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his fam... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:7 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:7

Hebrews 6:18 - God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we w... Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:18 Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:18

Genesis 19:17 - As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, ... Click to read the verse Genesis 19:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 19:17

Jeremiah 51:6 - “Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:6

Proverbs 27:12 - The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:12 Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:12

Acts 20:31 - So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night an... Click to read the verse Acts 20:31 Click to read the verse Acts 20:31

Colossians 1:28 - We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present ever... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:28 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:28

1 Thessalonians 1:10 - and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from th... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 1:10

Jeremiah 6:10 - To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cann... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:10

Ezekiel 3:17 - “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and g... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:17 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:17

Revelation 6:16-17 - They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who si... Click to read the verse Revelation 6:16-17 Click to read the verse Revelation 6:16-17

Matthew 16:6 - “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadd... Click to read the verse Matthew 16:6 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:6

Proverbs 30:11 - “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:11

Luke 16:14 - The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. Click to read the verse Luke 16:14 Click to read the verse Luke 16:14

Romans 1:18 - God’s Wrath Against Mankind The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godl... Click to read the verse Romans 1:18 Click to read the verse Romans 1:18

Ecclesiastes 12:11 - The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:11 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:11

Job 36:18 - Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside. Click to read the verse Job 36:18 Click to read the verse Job 36:18

Deuteronomy 32:5 - They have acted corruptly toward him; to their shame they are no longer his children, but a war... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:5 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:5

Psalms 19:11 - By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. Click to read the verse Psalms 19:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 19:11

Matthew 16:11-12 - How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard ... Click to read the verse Matthew 16:11-12 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:11-12

Mark 8:15 - “Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.” Click to read the verse Mark 8:15 Click to read the verse Mark 8:15

Jeremiah 7:29 - Cut off your hair and throw it away; take up a lament on the barren heights, for the Lord has r... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:29 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 7:29

Leviticus 11:42 - You are not to eat any creature that moves about on the ground, whether it moves on its belly o... Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:42 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:42

Romans 5:9 - Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath... Click to read the verse Romans 5:9 Click to read the verse Romans 5:9

Matthew 22:15 - Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. Click to read the verse Matthew 22:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 22:15

Isaiah 1:4 - Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers, children given to corrupti... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:4

Isaiah 57:3 - “But you—come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:3

Luke 9:41 - “O unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put... Click to read the verse Luke 9:41 Click to read the verse Luke 9:41

Ezekiel 16:3 - and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth were in th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:3

Ezekiel 20:3 - “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord sa... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:3

Luke 18:11 - The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men—... Click to read the verse Luke 18:11 Click to read the verse Luke 18:11

Matthew 22:34 - The Greatest Commandment Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got toget... Click to read the verse Matthew 22:34 Click to read the verse Matthew 22:34

Revelation 12:9-10 - The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the... Click to read the verse Revelation 12:9-10 Click to read the verse Revelation 12:9-10

Isaiah 57:3-4 - “But you—come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:3-4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:3-4

2 Kings 6:10 - So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha w... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 6:10 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 6:10

Ezekiel 3:18-21 - When I say to a wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to diss... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:18-21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:18-21

Acts 4:1 - Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sad... Click to read the verse Acts 4:1 Click to read the verse Acts 4:1

Matthew 12:24 - But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, t... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:24 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:24

Acts 5:17 - The Apostles Persecuted Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the pa... Click to read the verse Acts 5:17 Click to read the verse Acts 5:17

Proverbs 28:4 - Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them. Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:4

Job 20:16 - He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him. Click to read the verse Job 20:16 Click to read the verse Job 20:16

Psalms 12:7 - O Lord, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever. Click to read the verse Psalms 12:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 12:7

Matthew 22:23 - Marriage at the Resurrection That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, cam... Click to read the verse Matthew 22:23 Click to read the verse Matthew 22:23

Luke 7:30 - But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they ha... Click to read the verse Luke 7:30 Click to read the verse Luke 7:30

John 9:40 - Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?” Click to read the verse John 9:40 Click to read the verse John 9:40

Isaiah 59:5 - They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and wh... Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 59:5

Matthew 15:12 - Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when th... Click to read the verse Matthew 15:12 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:12

John 8:38 - I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence, and you do what you have heard from... Click to read the verse John 8:38 Click to read the verse John 8:38

Luke 3:7-9 - John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you ... Click to read the verse Luke 3:7-9 Click to read the verse Luke 3:7-9

Acts 4:1-2 - Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sad... Click to read the verse Acts 4:1-2 Click to read the verse Acts 4:1-2

John 7:45-49 - Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and Pha... Click to read the verse John 7:45-49 Click to read the verse John 7:45-49

Matthew 23:13-28 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven ... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:13-28 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:13-28

2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 - They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord a... Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 1:9-10

Acts 26:5 - They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that according to the ... Click to read the verse Acts 26:5 Click to read the verse Acts 26:5

Psalms 58:3-6 - Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies. Click to read the verse Psalms 58:3-6 Click to read the verse Psalms 58:3-6

Mark 12:13 - Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. Click to read the verse Mark 12:13 Click to read the verse Mark 12:13

Mark 7:3-5 - (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, h... Click to read the verse Mark 7:3-5 Click to read the verse Mark 7:3-5

Acts 23:6-9 - Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the... Click to read the verse Acts 23:6-9 Click to read the verse Acts 23:6-9

Mark 12:18 - Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. Click to read the verse Mark 12:18 Click to read the verse Mark 12:18

Ezekiel 33:3-7 - and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:3-7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 33:3-7

Matthew 5:20 - For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers ... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:20 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:20

Acts 15:5 - Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The G... Click to read the verse Acts 15:5 Click to read the verse Acts 15:5

Luke 11:39-44 - Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but ... Click to read the verse Luke 11:39-44 Click to read the verse Luke 11:39-44

John 1:24 - Now some Pharisees who had been sent Click to read the verse John 1:24 Click to read the verse John 1:24

Luke 11:29 - The Sign of Jonah As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks fo... Click to read the verse Luke 11:29 Click to read the verse Luke 11:29

Acts 28:3 - Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the hea... Click to read the verse Acts 28:3 Click to read the verse Acts 28:3