ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις : what Mt. represents as addressed specially to the Pharisees and Sadducees, Lk. less appropriately gives as spoken to the general crowd. Note that here, as in the other synoptists, the crowd comes to John, though in Luke 3:3 John goes to them. γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν : on this figure vide Mt. Lk.'s report of the Baptist's severe words corresponds closely to Mt.'s, suggesting the use of a common source, if not of Mt. himself. The points of variation are unimportant.

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