Luke 3:20

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹⁹ Then Herod the Tetrarch; when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done; ²⁰ added this above all, and laid John in prison. ²¹ And it fortuned, as all the people received baptism - And when Jesus was baptised and did pray - that heaven was opened,

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2 Kings 21:16

And thereto Manasseh shed innocent blood exceeding abundantly, in so much that he replenished Jerusalem in all corners, beside his sin wherewith he made Judah sin and to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Kings 24:4

and for the innocent blood that he shed and filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not forgive.

2 Chronicles 24:17-22

And after the death of Jehoiada, came the lords of Judah and made obeisance to the king. And then he hearkened unto them.

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they mocked the messengers of God and despised their words and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD so arose against his people that it was past remedy.

Nehemiah 9:26

Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets, which exhorted them so earnestly, that they should convert unto thee, and did great blasphemies.

Jeremiah 2:30

It is but lost labour, that I smite your children, for they receive not my correction. Your own sword destroyeth your prophets, like a devouring lion.

Matthew 21:35-41

and the husbandmen caught his servants, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 22:6-7

the remnant took his servants, and intreated them ungoodly, and slew them.

Matthew 23:31-33

So then: ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them, which killed the prophets.

Luke 13:31-34

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, and said unto him, "Get thee out of the way, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee."

John 3:24

For John was not yet cast into prison.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

which as they killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, even so have they persecuted us, and God they please not, and are contrary to all men:

Revelation 16:6

for they shed out the blood of saints, and prophets, and therefore hast thou given them blood to drink: for they are worthy."