Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Bible References
The blood
Matthew 23:34
"Wherefore, Behold, I send unto you prophets, wise men, and scribes. And of them: some shall ye kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
Matthew 21:35
and the husbandmen caught his servants, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
2 Chronicles 36:15
And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, sending them betimes: for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
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.