Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
The blood of abel
Zacharias
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Bible References
The blood of abel
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
Hebrews 12:24
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks better than the blood of Abel.
1 John 3:12
and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.
Zacharias
Matthew 23:35
that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
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Luke 21:32
Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all things take place.