Matthew 23:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"Soὥστε
(ōste)
5620: so as to, so then, thereforefrom hós and te
you testifyμαρτυρεῖτε
(martureite)
3140: to bear witness, testifyfrom martus
against yourselves,ἑαυτοῖς
(eautois)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos
that you are sonsυἱοί
(uioi)
5207: a sona prim. word
of thoseτῶν
(tōn)
3588: thethe def. art.
who murderedφονευσάντων
(phoneusantōn)
5407: to kill, murderfrom phoneus
the prophets.προφήτας
(prophētas)
4396: a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will)from a comp. of pro and phémi


















KJV Lexicon
ωστε  conjunction
hoste  hoce'-teh:  so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow) -- (insomuch) as, so that (then), (insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.
μαρτυρειτε  verb - present active indicative - second person
martureo  mar-too-reh'-o:  to be a witness, i.e. testify
εαυτοις  reflexive pronoun - third person dative plural masculine
heautou  heh-ow-too':  him-(her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
υιοι  noun - nominative plural masculine
huios  hwee-os':  a son (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship -- child, foal, son.
εστε  verb - present indicative - second person
este  es-teh':  ye are -- be, have been, belong.
των  definite article - genitive plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
φονευσαντων  verb - aorist active participle - genitive plural masculine
phoneuo  fon-yoo'-o:  to be a murderer (of) -- kill, do murder, slay.
τους  definite article - accusative plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
προφητας  noun - accusative plural masculine
prophetes  prof-ay'-tace:  a foreteller (prophet); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet -- prophet.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

King James Bible
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You, therefore, testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

International Standard Version
Therefore, you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

NET Bible
By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Therefore you testify against yourselves that you are the children of those who murdered The Prophets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore you are witnesses unto yourselves, that you are the children of them who killed the prophets.
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