Matthew 23:31-39

English Standard Version

³¹Thus you witness against yourselves that you are ^(A)sons of those who murdered the prophets. ³²^(B)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. ³³You serpents, ^(C)you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to ^(D)hell? ³⁴^(E)Therefore ^(F)I send you ^(G)prophets and wise men and ^(H)scribes, ^(I)some of whom you will kill and crucify, and ^(J)some you will ^(K)flog in your synagogues and ^(L)persecute from town to town, ³⁵so that on you may come all ^(M)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^(N)Abel to the blood of ^(O)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,^[a] whom you murdered between ^(P)the sanctuary and ^(Q)the altar. ³⁶Truly, I say to you, ^(R)all these things will come upon this generation.

Lament over Jerusalem

³⁷^(S)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(T)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(U)gathered ^(V)your children together ^(W)as a hen gathers her brood ^(X)under her wings, and ^(Y)you were not willing! ³⁸See, ^(Z)your house is left to you desolate. ³⁹For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ^(AA)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”