Matthew 23:31-31

³¹ Thus you witness against yourselves that you are _t sons of those who murdered the prophets.

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Acts 7:51 - 52
You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.

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Matthew 23:31

Witness
More than one witness was required in criminal cases (Deut 17:6; 19:15). They were the first to e...
Witness of the Spirit
(Rom 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, "a certitude o...

Strong's Concordance

Matthew 23:31

WhereforeG5620 ye be witnessesG3140 unto yourselves,G1438 thatG3754 ye areG2075 the childrenG5207 of them which killedG5407 the prophets.G4396

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Matthew 23:31

Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

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Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees

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