Matthew 23:37

Weymouth NT

»O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!

Cross References

Matthew 22:3

and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.

Matthew 22:6

and the rest seized the king's servants, maltreated them, and murdered them.

Matthew 23:30

and your boast is, »`If we had lived in the time of our forefathers, we should not have been implicated with them in the murder of the Prophets.'

Matthew 23:31

»So that you bear witness against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the Prophets.«

Matthew 5:12

Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens; for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.«

Luke 15:28

»Then he was angry and would not go in. But his father came out and entreated him.«

1 Thessalonians 2:15

Those Jewish persecutors killed both the Lord Jesus and the Prophets, and drove us out of their midst. They are displeasing to God, and are the enemies of all mankind;

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drinking herself drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her I was filled with utter astonishment.