Matthew 23:30

The Passion Translation

Then you boast, ‘If we had lived back then, we would not have joined them in killing the prophets.’

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:30

“I’ve wasted my time punishing you because you did not respond to my correction. With the ferocity of a hungry lion, you murdered the prophets I sent to you.

Matthew 23:29

“Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and imposters! You build memorials for the prophets your ancestors killed and decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors murdered.

Matthew 23:31

But your words and deeds testify that you are just like them and prove that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

1 Corinthians 10:18

Consider the people of Israel when they fell into idolatry. When they ate the sacrifices offered to the gods, weren’t they becoming communal participants in what was sacrificed?

2 Corinthians 1:7

Now our hope for you is unshakable, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings you will also share in God’s comforting strength.