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Aug 4, 2022 · A “brood of vipers” is a “family of snakes.”. Because vipers are venomous, John was essentially calling the religious leaders “deadly sons of serpents.”. It’s quite a bold denunciation—and one Jesus repeated to the Pharisees in Matthew 12:34.
Some of you may remember that in the twenty-third chapter of Matthew, Jesus calls his opponents - It's translated in the English – “A brood of vipers.” That is not exactly what the Greek says. The Greek says, “You snake-bastards” Now think about that in honor-shame culture.
Jan 5, 2022 · Taylor Jensen. Pastor. Published Jan 05, 2022. "Brood of vipers!" It's a famous, rather insulting, line used by both John the Baptist and Jesus in the gospels and repeated throughout church history in countless sermons. But what exactly does it mean? Who was Jesus speaking to, and why would he call them that?
You are a brood of vipers. What does that mean to Jews schooled in the Old Testament? In Genesis 3 Satan is pictured as a serpent or a viper, and God says to the serpent, "I will put enmity between . . . your seed and her seed" (Genesis 3:15).
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. (34) O generation of vipers. —Better, as in Matthew 3:7, brood of vipers. Here the law which had been pressed in its logical bearing in the preceding verse, is brought in to explain the bitter and evil words of the Pharisees.
Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. New American Standard Bible. You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart. NASB 1995.
Feb 21, 2024 · The phrase "brood of vipers" used by John the Baptist carries profound symbolic and theological significance. In the context of his scathing rebuke directed at the Pharisees and Sadducees, this evocative expression serves as a potent metaphor laden with rich historical and spiritual connotations.
