34 (A)Therefore, behold, (B)I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will (C)flog in your synagogues, and (D)persecute from city to city, 35 so that upon you will fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous (E)Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the (F)son of Berechiah, whom (G)you murdered between the [a]temple and the altar. 36 Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon (H)this generation.

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  1. Matthew 23:35 Or sanctuary

34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(A) others you will flog in your synagogues(B) and pursue from town to town.(C) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(D) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(E) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(F) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(G)

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49 For this reason also, (A)the wisdom of God said, ‘(B)I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and some they will [a]persecute, 50 so that the blood of all the prophets, shed (C)since the foundation of the world, may be charged [b]against this generation, 51 from (D)the blood of Abel to (E)the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged [c]against this generation.’

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  3. Luke 11:51 Or to

49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(A) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(B) 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel(C) to the blood of Zechariah,(D) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(E)

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