Matthew 23:34

Jesus Predicts Their Punishment

³³ You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? ³⁴ "For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, ³⁵ so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

For This Cause

Law and the Prophets

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Put to Death

Teachers of the Law

Wise Men

Matthew 10:16-17

"I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Matthew 10:23

Whenever they persecute you in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 13:52

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

Acts 13:1

Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.

2 Chronicles 36:15-16

The Lord God of their ancestors continually warned them through his messengers, for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Matthew 23:34-36

"For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

Matthew 28:19-20

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Luke 11:49-51

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'

Luke 24:47

and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogue, yet a time is coming when the one who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

John 20:21

So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you."

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth."

Acts 5:40

and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

Acts 7:51-52

"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!

Acts 7:58-59

When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 9:1-2

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest

Acts 11:27

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Acts 12:2

He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword.

Acts 14:19

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.

Acts 15:32

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

Acts 22:19-20

I replied, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

1 Corinthians 2:6

Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing.

1 Corinthians 3:10

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 12:3-11

So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 11:24-25

Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes less one.

Ephesians 4:8-12

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men."

Colossians 1:28

We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:16

because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, sawed apart, murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

Revelation 11:10

And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate, even sending gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.