Advent Second Sun Matt 3:7 Brood of Vipers

Harmony of the Gospels - The Preaching of John the Baptist.
Matt 3:1-12, Mark 1:1-8, Luke 3:1020, John 1:19-28. 

Jesus' most colourful expression, "Brood of Vipers", is only in Matthew of the Four Harmony of #the Preaching of John the Baptist.'

The vocabulary is varied in the different versions.

The language can speak loudly in a pictorial varsion, as in the pictures in the Blog below, Blue Eyed Ennis. 

Ye offspring of vipers (gennēmata echidnōn). Jesus (Mat_12:34; Mat_23:33) will use the same language to the Pharisees. Broods of snakes were often seen by John in the rocks and when a fire broke out they would scurry (phugein) to their holes for safety. “The coming wrath” was not just for Gentiles as the Jews supposed, but for all who were not prepared for the kingdom of heaven (1Th_1:10). No doubt the Pharisees and Sadducees winced under the sting of this powerful indictment. (RWP) 

(Mat 3:7)  ιδων¹⁴⁹²  δε¹¹⁶¹  πολλους⁴¹⁸³  των³⁵⁸⁸  φαρισαιων⁵³³⁰  και²⁵³²  σαδδουκαιων⁴⁵²³  ερχομενους²⁰⁶⁴  επι¹⁹⁰⁹  το³⁵⁸⁸  βαπτισμα⁹⁰⁸  αυτου⁸⁴⁶  ειπεν²⁰³⁶  αυτοις⁸⁴⁶  γεννηματα¹⁰⁸¹  εχιδνων²¹⁹¹  τις⁵¹⁰¹  υπεδειξεν⁵²⁶³  υμιν⁵²¹³  φυγειν⁵³⁴³  απο⁵⁷⁵  της³⁵⁸⁸  μελλουσης³¹⁹⁵  οργης³⁷⁰⁹    (GNT-TR)

(KJV+)  But¹¹⁶¹ when he saw¹⁴⁹² many⁴¹⁸³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Pharisees⁵³³⁰ and²⁵³² Sadducees⁴⁵²³ come²⁰⁶⁴ to¹⁹⁰⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ baptism,⁹⁰⁸ he said²⁰³⁶ unto them,⁸⁴⁶ O generation¹⁰⁸¹ of vipers,²¹⁹¹ who⁵¹⁰¹ hath warned⁵²⁶³ you⁵²¹³ to flee⁵³⁴³ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ wrath³⁷⁰⁹ to come?³¹⁹⁵

(RSV)  But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sad'ducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

(Vulgate)  videns autem multos Pharisaeorum et Sadducaeorum venientes ad baptismum suum dixit eis progenies viperarum quis demonstravit vobis fugere a futura ira

O generation of vipers - Γεννηματα εχιδνων. A terribly expressive speech. A serpentine brood, from a serpentine stock. As their fathers were, so were they, children of the wicked one. This is God’s estimate of a Sinner, whether he wade in wealth, or soar in fame. The Jews were the seed of the serpent, who should bruise the heel of the woman’s seed, and whose head should be bruised by him. (Clarke).

+ + +  

Thank you, to Blue Eyed Ennis.
It is an amazing Blogspot of a pictorial of the Gospel of Matthew 3:1-12.
It is an excellent introduction to your Blog and we look forward to it.

http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2010/12/second-sunday-of-advent-2010-mass-and.html

S
eBcond Sunday of Advent 2010 Mass and Reflections

Mass readings for The Second Sunday of Advent  and various commentaries and reflections can be found here

and also a great reflection on John the Baptist's words and their meaning from here

plus 

My Music playlist with Friday five pieces of music with the theme of change from here 

Gospel Matthew 3:1-12

John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said:

A voice of one crying out in the desert,

 
Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths.

 
 



John wore clothing made of camel’s hair (

and had a leather belt around his waist. ( Not Gucci)

His food was locusts and wild honey 
( and maybe some sushi with wasabi on a Friday night)

 

At that time Jerusalem, all Judea,

and the whole region around the Jordan

were going out to him

and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River

as they acknowledged their sins.

When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
coming to his baptism, he said to them, 


“You brood of vipers!

Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

(didn't hold back did he?)
 

Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance.
And do not presume to say to yourselves,
‘We have Abraham as our father.







For I tell you,
God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees.
Therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit
will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 

 I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, 

but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I.

 










I am not worthy to carry his sandals.

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing fan is in his hand.







 


He will clear his threshing floor
and gather his wheat into his barn,
but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”