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Luke 11:48-53

48 So you testify that you approve of what your forefathers did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49 Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’

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 to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.

52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53 When Jesus left there, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,

Cross References for Luke 11:48-53

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2 Chronicles 36:16 - But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrat... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:16 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:16

Joshua 24:22 - Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the Lord.... Click to read the verse Joshua 24:22 Click to read the verse Joshua 24:22

Ezekiel 18:19 - “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:19 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:19

Hebrews 6:6 - if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:6 Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:6

Matthew 23:31 - So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Click to read the verse Matthew 23:31 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:31

Numbers 32:14 - “And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lor... Click to read the verse Numbers 32:14 Click to read the verse Numbers 32:14

Acts 7:51-52 - “You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: Y... Click to read the verse Acts 7:51-52 Click to read the verse Acts 7:51-52

Job 15:6 - Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you. Click to read the verse Job 15:6 Click to read the verse Job 15:6

Psalms 64:8 - He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake... Click to read the verse Psalms 64:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 64:8

Romans 7:15 - I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. Click to read the verse Romans 7:15 Click to read the verse Romans 7:15

James 5:10 - Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in th... Click to read the verse James 5:10 Click to read the verse James 5:10

Matthew 21:35-38 - “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Click to read the verse Matthew 21:35-38 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:35-38

Hebrews 11:35-38 - Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be re... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:35-38 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:35-38

Acts 22:20 - And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guardi... Click to read the verse Acts 22:20 Click to read the verse Acts 22:20