Luke 11:50

so that the blood of all the Prophets, which has been shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation:

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In The King James Version

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

In Context

49Because of this also, the wisdom of God said: I will send to them Prophets and Apostles, and some of these they will kill or persecute,

51from the blood of Abel, even to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. So I say to you: it will be required of this generation!

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5For I will examine the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast. So also, at the hand of mankind, at the hand of each man and his brother, I will examine the life of mankind.

Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land of your habitation, so as to stain it with the blood of the innocent; neither is it able to be expiated in any way other than by the blood of him who has shed the blood of another.

Psalms 9:12Sing a psalm to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Announce his study among the Gentiles.

Jeremiah 7:29Cut off your hair, and cast it away. And take up a lamentation on high. For the Lord has cast aside and abandoned this generation of his fury.

Revelation 18:20Exult over her, O heaven, O holy Apostles and Prophets. For God has judged your judgment upon her.’”

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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