Matthew 23:32

32 Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started!

Matthew 23:32 in Other Translations

KJV
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
ESV
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
NLT
32 Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started.
MSG
32 and daily add to the death count.
CSB
32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' sins!

Matthew 23:32 In-Context

30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started!
33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Thessalonians 2:16
  • 2. Ezekiel 20:4
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