Mark 12:3
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3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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Hebrews 11:36-37
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36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and (A)of chains and imprisonment. 37 (B)They were stoned, they were sawn in two, [a]were tempted, were slain with the sword. (C)They wandered about (D)in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—
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- Hebrews 11:37 NU omits were tempted
1 Thessalonians 2:15
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15 (A)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (B)their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God (C)and are [a]contrary to all men,
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 hostile
Acts 7:52
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52 (A)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of (B)the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers,
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Jeremiah 29:26
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26 “The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be (A)officers in the house of the Lord over every man who is (B)demented and considers himself a prophet, that you should (C)put him in prison and in the stocks.
Jeremiah 26:20-24
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20 Now there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath Jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went to Egypt. 22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah from Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the [a]common people.
24 Nevertheless (A)the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
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- Jeremiah 26:23 Lit. sons of the people
Nehemiah 9:26
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26 “Nevertheless they (A)were disobedient
And rebelled against You,
(B)Cast Your law behind their backs
And killed Your (C)prophets, who [a]testified against them
To turn them to Yourself;
And they worked great provocations.
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- Nehemiah 9:26 admonished or warned them
2 Chronicles 36:16
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16 But (A)they mocked the messengers of God, (B)despised His words, and (C)scoffed at His prophets, until the (D)wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
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Luke 20:10-12
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10 Now at [a]vintage-time he (A)sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out.
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- Luke 20:10 Lit. the season
Luke 13:33-34
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33 Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.
Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(A)
34 (B)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
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Luke 11:47-51
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47 (A)Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, (B)‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ 50 that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, 51 (C)from the blood of Abel to (D)the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
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Matthew 23:34-37
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34 (A)Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: (B)some of them you will kill and crucify, and (C)some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 (D)that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, (E)from the blood of righteous Abel to (F)the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(G)
37 (H)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets (I)and stones those who are sent to her! How often (J)I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks (K)under her wings, but you were not willing!
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Zechariah 7:9-13
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9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(A)‘Execute true justice,
Show [a]mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.
10 (B)Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,
The alien or the poor.
(C)Let none of you plan evil in his heart
Against his brother.’
11 “But they refused to heed, (D)shrugged[b] their shoulders, and (E)stopped[c] their ears so that they could not hear. 12 Yes, they made their (F)hearts like flint, (G)refusing to hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by His Spirit through the former prophets. (H)Thus great wrath came from the Lord of hosts. 13 Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so (I)they called out and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts.
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- Zechariah 7:9 Or lovingkindness
- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. gave a stubborn or rebellious shoulder
- Zechariah 7:11 Lit. made their ears heavy
Daniel 9:10-11
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10 We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. 11 Yes, (A)all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the (B)Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him.
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Jeremiah 44:16
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16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, (A)we will not listen to you!
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Jeremiah 44:4-5
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4 However (A)I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate!” 5 But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
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Jeremiah 38:4-6
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4 Therefore the princes said to the king, “Please, (A)let this man be put to death, for thus he [a]weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the [b]welfare of this people, but their harm.”
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you.” 6 (B)So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah [c]the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.
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- Jeremiah 38:4 Is discouraging
- Jeremiah 38:4 Well-being; lit. peace
- Jeremiah 38:6 Or son of Hammelech
Jeremiah 37:15-16
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15 Therefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and they struck him (A)and put him in prison in the (B)house of Jonathan the scribe. For they had made that the prison.
16 When Jeremiah entered (C)the dungeon and the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
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Jeremiah 20:2
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2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high (A)gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 2:30
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30 “In vain I have (A)chastened your children;
They (B)received no correction.
Your sword has (C)devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
2 Chronicles 24:19-21
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19 Yet He (A)sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the Lord; and they testified against them, but they would not listen.
20 Then the Spirit of God [a]came upon (B)Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God: (C)‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? (D)Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.’ ” 21 So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they (E)stoned him with stones in the court of the house of the Lord.
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- 2 Chronicles 24:20 Lit. clothed
2 Chronicles 16:10
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10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and (A)put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time.
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1 Kings 22:27
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27 and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in (A)prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and water of affliction, until I come in peace.” ’ ”
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1 Kings 19:14
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14 (A)And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”
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1 Kings 19:10
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10 So he said, (A)“I have been very (B)zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and (C)killed Your prophets with the sword. (D)I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”
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