Matthew 23:34

God's Word

I’m sending you prophets, wise men, and teachers of the Scriptures. You will kill and crucify some of them. Others you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.

Cross References

2 Kings 21:10

Then the Lord spoke through his servants the prophets:

2 Chronicles 24:21

But they plotted against Zechariah, and by the king’s order they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life, and a winner of souls is wise.

Jeremiah 26:8

But as soon as Jeremiah finished saying everything that the Lord had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets, and all the people grabbed him and said, “You must die!

Jeremiah 36:26

The king commanded Jerahmeel (the king’s son), Seraiah (son of Azriel), and Shelemiah (son of Abdeel) to arrest the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. But the Lord had hidden Baruch and Jeremiah.

Matthew 10:23

So when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. I can guarantee this truth: Before you have gone through every city in Israel, the Son of Man will come.

Matthew 13:52

So Jesus said to them, “That is why every student of the Scriptures who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a home owner. He brings new and old things out of his treasure chest.”

Matthew 23:31

So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

Luke 24:47

Scripture also says that by the authority of Jesus people would be told to turn to God and change the way they think and act so that their sins will be forgiven. This would be told to people from all nations, beginning in the city of Jerusalem.

John 16:2

You will be thrown out of synagogues. Certainly, the time is coming when people who murder you will think that they are serving God.

John 20:21

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 11:27

At that time some prophets came from Jerusalem to the city of Antioch.

Acts 12:2

He had James, the brother of John, executed.

Acts 13:1

Barnabas, Simeon (called the Black), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (a close friend of Herod since childhood), and Saul were prophets and teachers in the church in Antioch.

Acts 14:19

However, Jews from the cities of Antioch and Iconium arrived in Lystra and won the people over. They tried to stone Paul to death and dragged him out of the city when they thought that he was dead.

Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, spoke a long time to encourage and strengthen the believers.

Acts 5:40

The council took his advice. They called the apostles, beat them, ordered them not to speak about the one named Jesus, and let them go.

1 Corinthians 2:6

However, we do use wisdom to speak to those who are mature. It is a wisdom that doesn’t belong to this world or to the rulers of this world who are in power today and gone tomorrow.

1 Corinthians 3:10

As a skilled and experienced builder, I used the gift  that God gave me to lay the foundation ⌞for that building⌟. However, someone else is building on it. Each person must be careful how he builds on it.

Colossians 1:28

We spread the message about Christ as we instruct and teach everyone with all the wisdom there is. We want to present everyone as mature Christian people.

1 Thessalonians 2:16

because they try to keep us from telling people who are not Jewish how they can be saved. The result is that those Jews always commit as many sins as possible. So at last they are receiving ⌞God’s⌟ anger.

Hebrews 11:37

Some were stoned to death, sawed in half, and killed with swords. Some wore the skins of sheep and goats. Some were poor, abused, and mistreated.

Revelation 11:10

Those living on earth will gloat over the witnesses’ death. They will celebrate and send gifts to each other because these two prophets had tormented those living on earth.