Matthew 23:31
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.”
υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
προφήτης
prophets;
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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μαρτυρέω
you bear witness
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μαρτυρέω
To testify, to bear witness. We speak what we know and testify to what we have seen. Christian witness is personal experience not opinion.
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ἑαυτοῦ
to yourselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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ὥστε
Thus
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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εἰμί
you are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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φονεύω
having murdered
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φονεύω
to be a murderer (of)
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