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Matthew 23:31

The Pulpit Commentary on Matthew 23:31

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Ye be witnesses unto yourselves. By busying yourselves about adorning the tombs of the prophets slain by your ancestors, you show your descent and the spirit which animates you. Ye are the children; ye are sons.

They were true sons of their fathers, inheriting their murderous instincts, following their steps. Like father, like son. They inherited and put in practice the same false principles which led their ancestors astray.

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