King James Version

Matthew 23:31

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

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ὥστεhōsteWhereforeὥστεconjunction — “Wherefore”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.Whereforeμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteye be witnessesμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye be witnesses”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.ye be witnessesἑαυτοῖςheautoisunto yourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto yourselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.unto yourselvesὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatυἱοίhuioichildrenυἱός (huios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “children”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the childrenἐστεesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φονευσάντωνphoneusantōnof them which killedφονεύω (phoneuō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them which killed”, a single actionG5407I murder, kill.of them which killedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προφήταςprophētasprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophets

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.

Young’s Literal Translation

So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;

World English Bible

Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets .

Darby Translation

So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore you are witnesses against yourselves, that you are the sons of them that killed the prophets.

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