Luke 3:7

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Then saide he to the people that were come foorth to be baptized of hym: O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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  • Matt 23:33 : 33 Ye serpentes, ye generation of vipers, howe wyll ye escape the dampnation of hell?
  • 1 Thess 1:10 : 10 And to tary for his sonne from heauen, whom he raysed from the dead: euen Iesus which delyuereth vs from the wrath to come.
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two immutable thynges, in whiche it was vnpossible for God to lye, we myght haue a strong consolation, which haue fledde to holde fast the hope layde before vs:
  • 1 John 3:8 : 8 He that committeth sinne, is of the deuyll: for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning. For this purpose appeared the sonne of God, to loose the workes of the deuyll.
  • John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of your father the deuyll, and the lustes of your father wyll ye do. He was a murtherer from the begynnyng, and abode not in the trueth: because there is no trueth in hym. When he speaketh a lye, he speaketh of his owne: For he is a lyer, and the father of the same thyng.
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 And sayde: O full of all subtiltie and all mischiefe, thou chylde of the deuyll, thou enemie of all righteousnesse, wylt thou not cease to peruert the wayes of the Lorde?
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee & the woman, betweene thy seede and her seede: and it shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalt treade vpon his heele.
  • Ps 58:4-5 : 4 They haue poyson within them lyke to the poyson of a serpent: they be lyke the deafe adder that stoppeth her eares, 5 and wyll not heare the voyce of charmers, though he be neuer so skilfull in charming.
  • Isa 59:5 : 5 They breede cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders webbe, who so eateth of their egges, dyeth: but if one treade vpon them, there commeth vp a serpent.
  • Matt 3:7-9 : 7 But when he sawe many of the Pharisees, and Saducees come to his baptisme, he sayde vnto them. O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the anger to come? 8 Bryng foorth therefore fruites meete for repentaunce. 9 And be not of suche mynde, that ye woulde say within your selues, we haue Abraham to our father. For I say vnto you, that God is able, of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham. 10 Euen now is the axe also put vnto the roote of the trees: therefore, euery tree which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

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  • Matt 3:5-14
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    5 Then went out to hym Hierusalem, and all Iurie, and all the region rounde about Iordane,

    6 And were baptized of hym in Iordane, confessyng their sinnes.

    7 But when he sawe many of the Pharisees, and Saducees come to his baptisme, he sayde vnto them. O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the anger to come?

    8 Bryng foorth therefore fruites meete for repentaunce.

    9 And be not of suche mynde, that ye woulde say within your selues, we haue Abraham to our father. For I say vnto you, that God is able, of these stones to rayse vp chyldren vnto Abraham.

    10 Euen now is the axe also put vnto the roote of the trees: therefore, euery tree which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

    11 I baptize you in water vnto repentaunce: But he that shall come after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthy to beare, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

    12 Whose fanne is in his hande, and he wyll purge his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner: but wyl burne vp the chaffe with vnquencheable fire.

    13 Then commeth Iesus from Galilee to Iordane, vnto Iohn, to be baptized of hym.

    14 But Iohn forbad hym, saying. I haue nede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

  • Luke 3:8-10
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    8 Bryng foorth therefore due fruites of repentaunce, and begyn not to say within your selues, we haue Abraham to our father: For I saye vnto you, that God is able of these stones, to rayse vp childre vnto Abraham.

    9 Nowe also is the axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: Euery tree therfore which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

    10 And the people asked hym, saying: What shall we do then?

  • 33 Ye serpentes, ye generation of vipers, howe wyll ye escape the dampnation of hell?

  • 34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

  • Matt 3:1-3
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    1 In those dayes, came Iohn the Baptist, preachyng in the wyldernesse of Iurie, and saying.

    2 Repent, for the kingdome of heauen is at hande.

    3 For this is he, of whom it is spoken by the prophete Esayas, saying. The voyce of one crying in the wyldernesse: prepare ye the way of the Lorde, make his pathes strayght.

  • Luke 3:15-16
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    15 As the people wayted, & all men mused in their heartes of Iohn, whether he were very Christe:

    16 Iohn aunswered, and said vnto them all, In deede I baptize you with water: but one stronger then I commeth, whose shoes latched I am not worthy to vnlose, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

  • Luke 3:3-4
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    3 And he came into all the coastes about Iordane, preachyng the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes:

    4 As it is writte in ye booke of the wordes of Esaias the prophete, saying: The voyce of a cryer in wyldernesse, prepare ye the way of ye Lorde, make his pathes strayght.

  • 24 And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, he began to speake vnto the people concernyng Iohn: What went ye out into the wildernesse for to see? a reede shaken with the wynde?

  • Mark 1:3-5
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    3 A voyce of hym that crieth in the wyldernesse: Prepare ye the waye of the Lorde, and make his pathes strayght.

    4 Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse, and preached the baptisme of repentaunce, for the remission of sinnes.

    5 And all the land of Iurie, and they of Hierusalem, went out vnto hym, and were all baptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordane, confessyng their synnes.

  • Luke 7:31-32
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    31 And the Lorde sayde: Whervnto shall I lyken the men of this generation? and what thyng are they lyke?

    32 They are lyke vnto chyldren, sittyng in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying: We haue pyped vnto you, and ye haue not daunsed: We haue mourned to you, and ye haue not wept.

  • 12 Then came publicanes also to be baptized, and saide vnto him: Maister, what shall we do?

  • 24 When Iohn had first preached before his commyng, the baptisme of repentaunce to all the people of Israel.

  • 7 And as they departed, Iesus began to say vnto the multitude cocerning Iohn: What went ye out into the wildernesse to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

  • Mark 1:7-8
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    7 And preached, saying: He that is stronger then I, commeth after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to stowpe downe, and vnloose.

    8 I haue baptized you with water: but he shal baptize you with the holy ghost.

  • 29 And all the people, and the publicanes that hearde hym, iustified God, and were baptized with the baptisme of Iohn.

  • 6 And all flesshe, shall see the saluation of God.

  • 36 Ueryly I say vnto you: all these thynges shal come vpon this generatio.

  • 26 And they came vnto Iohn, and sayde vnto hym: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyonde Iordane, to whom thou barest witnesse, beholde the same baptizeth, and all men come to hym.

  • 29 When the people were gathered thicke together, he began to saye: This is an euyll natio, they seke a signe, and there shall no signe be geuen them, but the signe of Ionas the prophete.

  • 28 There shalbe weepyng & gnasshyng of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, and all the prophetes, in the kyngdome of God, and ye your selues thrust out.

  • 17 Moreouer, I wyll sende cockatrices and serpentes among you (whiche wyl not be charmed) and they shall bite you, saith the Lorde.

  • 32 For Iohn came vnto you by the way of righteousnes, & ye beleued hym not: but publicanes & harlottes beleued him. And ye, when ye had sene it were not moued afterwarde with repentaunce, that ye myght haue beleued hym.

  • 3 Art thou he that shoulde come? or do we loke for another?

  • 6 Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes: For, because of such thynges commeth the wrath of God vppon the chyldren of disobedience.

  • 17 And he shall go before hym, with the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the heartes of the fathers to the chyldren, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make redy a perfect people for the Lorde.

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    16 But whervnto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children, which sit in the markettes, and call vnto their felowes,

    17 And say: We haue pyped vnto you, and ye haue not daunsed: we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not sorowed.

  • John 1:25-26
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    25 And they asked hym, and sayde vnto hym: Why baptizest thou then, yf thou be not Christe, nor Elias, neither that prophete?

    26 Iohn aunswered them, saying: I baptize with water, but there standeth one among you, whom ye knowe not,

  • 23 He sayde: I am the voyce of a cryer in the wildernesse, make strayght the way of the Lorde, as sayde the prophete Esaias.

  • 15 Beware of false prophetes, which come to you in sheepes clothyng: but inwardly they are rauenyng woolfes.