Matthew 23:30

New Living Translation

Then you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.’

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:15

The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple.

Jeremiah 2:30

“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.

Matthew 23:29

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed.

Matthew 23:31

“But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

1 Corinthians 10:18

Think about the people of Israel. Weren’t they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar?

2 Corinthians 1:7

We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us.