...the rough ways 6 shall be made smooth : and all flesh shall see 7 the salvation of God. Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned 8 you to flee from the wrath to come ? Produce fruits then worthy of repentance, and begin not to say...

...sins." But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, " O generation of vipers ! who hath warned you to flee...the wrath to come? Bring forth, therefore, fruits meet for repentance." As if he had said, " So vile and corrupt do I know most of your sects to be;...

...Observe : " But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadi'ucees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth, therefore, fruiti meet for repentance : And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our lather...

...excellence — " We have Abraham to our father," was their cogent argument 5 how did John receive it ? " O generation of vipers ! Who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth fruits meet for repentance—- think not to say within yourselves, ' we have Abraham to our father'...

...conditions. " When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee...the wrath to come ? Bring forth, therefore, fruits meet for repentance." Matthew iii. 7, 8. " Then came also publicans (or tax-gatherers) to be baptized,...

...Gal. v. 31 ) he says to them " say not, within yourselves, we have Abraham to our lather." Sahh he, " O, generation of vipers ! who hath warned you to flee...from the wrath to come, bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance." When John had told them that the axe was laid unto the root of the trees, and...

...the haughty, self righteous pharisees, one of the most powerful religious orders among the Jews ! " O generation of vipers ! who hath warned you to flee...the wrath to come ? Bring forth, therefore, fruits meet for repentance : And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father : for I...

...spiritual kingdom. Insomuch, that the Baptist said to the Pharisees, as well as to the Sadducees, " O generation of vipers, who hath warned " you to flee...the wrath to come ? Bring " forth therefore fruits meet for repentance : and " think not to say within yourselves, We have " Abraham to our father."1...

...one would think he should rather have encouraged and and commended, and received wilh open arms. " O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forlh, therefore, fruits meet for repentance*." Till you have done this, till you have purified your...

...addressed them in language which would have the effect of discouraging rather than attracting followers. ' O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee...from the wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance.' His very next observation is directed against their most favourite and deeplyrooted...