Luke 11:49

For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;

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Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

In Context

48So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

50So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days;

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:1Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

Matthew 22:6And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.

Luke 21:16But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death.

John 16:2They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

Acts 7:57But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

Acts 9:1But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:38-54

Woes Denounced on That Generation; The Pharisees and Lawyers Reproved. 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41… Read the whole commentary →

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