Matthew 23:34-38

English Standard Version

³⁴^(A)Therefore ^(B)I send you ^(C)prophets and wise men and ^(D)scribes, ^(E)some of whom you will kill and crucify, and ^(F)some you will ^(G)flog in your synagogues and ^(H)persecute from town to town, ³⁵so that on you may come all ^(I)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^(J)Abel to the blood of ^(K)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,^[a] whom you murdered between ^(L)the sanctuary and ^(M)the altar. ³⁶Truly, I say to you, ^(N)all these things will come upon this generation.

Lament over Jerusalem

³⁷^(O)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(P)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(Q)gathered ^(R)your children together ^(S)as a hen gathers her brood ^(T)under her wings, and ^(U)you were not willing! ³⁸See, ^(V)your house is left to you desolate.