Matthew 23:30

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And you claim that you would not have taken part with your ancestors in killing the prophets.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:15

But the LORD God felt sorry for his people, and instead of destroying the temple, he sent prophets who warned the people over and over again about their sins.

Jeremiah 2:30

I tried punishing you, but you refused to come back to me, and like fierce lions you killed my prophets.

Matthew 23:29

You Pharisees and teachers are nothing but show-offs, and you're in for trouble! You build monuments for the prophets and decorate the tombs of good people.

Matthew 23:31

But you prove that you really are the relatives of the ones who killed the prophets.

1 Corinthians 10:18

Aren't the people of Israel sharing in the worship when they gather around the altar and eat the sacrifices offered there?

2 Corinthians 1:7

You never disappoint us. You suffered as much as we did, and we know that you will be comforted as we were.