Luke 3:20

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹⁹ But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done, ²⁰ Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison. ²¹ Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

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2 Kings 21:16

More than this, Manasseh took the lives of upright men, till Jerusalem from one end to the other was full of blood; in addition to his sin in making Judah do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

2 Kings 24:4

And because of the death of those who had done no wrong, for he made Jerusalem full of the blood of the upright; and the Lord had no forgiveness for it.

2 Chronicles 24:17-22

Now after the death of Jehoiada, the chiefs of Judah came and went down on their faces before the king. Then the king gave ear to them.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they put shame on the servants of God, making sport of his words and laughing at his prophets, till the wrath of God was moved against his people, till there was no help.

Nehemiah 9:26

But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority, turning their backs on your law, and putting to death your prophets, who gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you, and they did much to make you angry.

Jeremiah 2:30

I gave your children blows to no purpose; they got no good from training: your sword has been the destruction of your prophets, like a death-giving lion.

Matthew 21:35-41

And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.

Matthew 22:6-7

And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.

Matthew 23:31-33

So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.

Luke 13:31-34

At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.

John 3:24

For at this time John had not been put into prison.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

Revelation 16:6

For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.