Luke 11:50

so that this generation may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world

Genesis 9:5-6

I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.

Exodus 20:5

You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Numbers 35:33

“Do not defile the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

2 Kings 24:4

and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not forgive.

Psalm 9:12

For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Isaiah 26:21

For look, the Lord is coming from His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.

Jeremiah 7:29

Cut off the hair of your sacred vow and throw it away. Raise up a dirge on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned the generation under His wrath.

Jeremiah 51:56

for a destroyer is coming against her,
against Babylon.
Her warriors will be captured,
their bows shattered,
for the Lord is a God of retribution;
He will certainly repay.

Revelation 18:20-24

Rejoice over her, heaven,
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,
because God has executed your judgment on her!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

General references

Bible References

The blood

Genesis 9:5
I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.
Numbers 35:33
“Do not defile the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.
2 Kings 24:4
and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not forgive.
Psalm 9:12
For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Isaiah 26:21
For look, the Lord is coming from His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, heaven,
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,
because God has executed your judgment on her!

May

Exodus 20:5
You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Jeremiah 7:29
Cut off the hair of your sacred vow and throw it away. Raise up a dirge on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned the generation under His wrath.
Jeremiah 51:56
for a destroyer is coming against her,
against Babylon.
Her warriors will be captured,
their bows shattered,
for the Lord is a God of retribution;
He will certainly repay.

General references

Luke 21:32
I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all things take place.

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