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51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah[a] who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will have to answer for it all.

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  1. Luke 11:51 Abel . . . Zechariah: these two names recall the first and the last slayings recounted in the Hebrew Bible (see Gen 4:1-16; 2 Chr 24:17-22). What is being recalled is therefore the entire history of murders committed against men of God in the course of the Old Testament.

51 from the blood of Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah,(B) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(C)

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