Jesus continues to speak against the religious leaders because of their hypocrisy.

## you fill up the measure of your fathers' sin ##

"you finish the sins your ancestors began" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## You serpents, you offspring of vipers ##

"you are as evil as dangerous and poisonous snakes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## how will you escape the judgment of hell? ##

"there is no way for you to escape the judgment of hell!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])