Language in Matthew

1. While insulting the Pharisees and Sadducees, John the Baptist calls an entire generation a "generation of vipers." 3:7

2. Jesus often called people names. One of his favorites was to call his adversaries a "generation of vipers." 12:34

3. The ever-so-kind Jesus calls the Pharisees "hypocrites, wicked, and adulterous." 16:3-4

4. When Peter expressed his dismay about Jesus' coming death, Jesus said to him "Get thee behind me, Satan" -- a fine way to address his holiness, the first pope! 16:23

5. Jesus speaks harshly of his disciples when they fail to cast out the devil, saying "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you?" 17:17

6. Jesus calls his critics fools, hypocrites, serpents, vipers, killers of the prophets, and just about every other name he can think of. 23:13-37