Luke 3:7 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, he said to the crowd that went out in order to be baptized by him: “You progeny of vipers! Who told you to flee from the approaching wrath?
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptised by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
LSV Literal Standard Version
Then he said to the multitudes coming forth to be immersed by him, “Brood of vipers! Who prompted you to flee from the coming wrath?
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Then said he to the people that were come out to be baptized of him, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come?
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
So John said to the crowds who were coming out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to run away from the wrath that is coming?
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Then sayde he to the people that were come to be baptysed of him: O generacion of vipers who hath taught you to flye from the wrath to come?
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, 'Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?
FBV Free Bible Version
John addressed the crowds that came to him to be baptized. “You viper's brood! Who warned you to flee from the coming judgment?” he asked.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y decia á las turbas, que venian á que las bautizase: ¿Raza de víboras, quién os mostró á huir de la ira, que ha de venir?
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y decía á las gentes que salían para ser bautizadas de él: ¡Oh generación de víboras, quién os enseñó á huir de la ira que vendrá?
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Muchos iban a Juan para que los bautizara, y él les decía: ―¡Crías de víboras! ¿Quién les dijo que van a escaparse del castigo que se acerca?
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Decía a la multitud que salía para ser bautizada por él: ¡Generación de víboras! ¿Quién les enseñó a huir de la ira que viene?
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Juan se dirigió a una multitud que vino a él para bautizarse. “¡Camada de víboras! ¿Quién les advirtió que escaparan del juicio venidero?” les preguntó.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Juan decía a la gente que salía para ser bautizada por él: ¡Hijos de serpientes! ¿Quién les enseñó a huir de la ira que viene?
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ· γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
ελεγεν ουν τοις εκπορευομενοις οχλοις βαπτισθηναι υπ αυτου· γεννηματα εχιδνων, τις υπεδειξεν υμιν φυγειν απο της μελλουσης οργης;
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ, Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
ελεγεν ουν τοισ εκπορευομενοισ οχλοισ βαπτισθηναι υπ αυτου γεννηματα εχιδνων τισ υπεδειξεν υμιν φυγειν απο τησ μελλουσησ οργησ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ· Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Dicebat ergo ad turbas quæ exibant ut baptizarentur ab ipso: Genimina viperarum, quis ostendit vobis fugere a ventura ira?
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Глаго́лаше же и҆сходѧ́щымъ наро́дѡмъ крести́тисѧ ѿ негѡ̀: порождє́нїѧ є҆хі́днѡва, кто̀ сказа̀ ва́мъ бѣжа́ти ѿ грѧдꙋ́щагѡ гнѣ́ва;
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Иоанн приходившему креститься от него народу говорил: порождения ехиднины! кто внушил вам бежать от будущего гнева?
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Έλεγε δε προς τους όχλους τους εξερχομένους διά να βαπτισθώσιν υπ' αυτού· Γεννήματα εχιδνών, τις έδειξεν εις εσάς να φύγητε από της μελλούσης οργής;
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Јован, пак, говораше људима који излажаху да их крсти: Породи аспидини! Ко вам каза да бежите од гнева који иде?
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Jovan, pak, govoraše ljudima koji izlažahu da ih krsti: Porodi aspidini! Ko vam kaza da bežite od gneva koji ide?
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِلْجُمُوعِ ٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا لِيَعْتَمِدُوا مِنْهُ: «يَا أَوْلَادَ ٱلْأَفَاعِي، مَنْ أَرَاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْرُبُوا مِنَ ٱلْغَضَبِ ٱلْآتِي؟
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC