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Selected Verse: Matthew 23:30 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Mt 23:30	King James	And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
And say ... - This they professed to say by rebuilding their tombs. They also, probably, publicly expressed their disapprobation of the conduct of their fathers. All this, in building and ornamenting tombs, was a profession of extraordinary piety. Our Lord showed them it was mere pretence.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

And say ... - This they professed to say by rebuilding their tombs. They also, probably, publicly expressed their disapprobation of the conduct of their fathers. All this, in building and ornamenting tombs, was a profession of extraordinary piety. Our Lord showed them it was mere pretence.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
We would not have been partakers - So ye make fair professions, as did your fathers.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

We would not have been partakers - So ye make fair professions, as did your fathers.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
We would not have been partakers - They imagined themselves much better than their ancestors; but our Lord, who knew what they would do, uncovers their hearts, and shows them that they are about to be more abundantly vile than all who had ever preceded them.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

We would not have been partakers - They imagined themselves much better than their ancestors; but our Lord, who knew what they would do, uncovers their hearts, and shows them that they are about to be more abundantly vile than all who had ever preceded them.

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