Matthew 23:34

Jesus Predicts Their Punishment

³³ You serpents! You offspring of vipers! How will you escape from being destroyed in the ever-burning fires of the Valley of Hinnom? (Greek: Gehenna, the trash fires in the valley just outside of Jerusalem) ³⁴ “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city, ³⁵ You are responsible for all the righteous blood shed on earth. That includes the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.

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Matthew 10:16-17

I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:23

When they persecute you in this city, flee to the next. I tell you; before you have gone through all the cities of Israel the Son of man will come.

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them: Every scribe (journalist) (writer) who has been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like a man that is a householder, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.

Acts 13:1

There were prophets and teachers in the congregation at Antioch. This included: Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

2 Chronicles 36:15-16

Jehovah the God of their ancestors repeatedly sent messages through his prophets because he wanted to spare his people and his dwelling place.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who gains life is wise.

Matthew 23:34-36

Look! I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will torture and kill. Others you will torment and persecute from city to city.

Matthew 28:19-20

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

Luke 11:49-51

It is for this reason the wisdom of God said, 'I send to them prophets and apostles and they will persecute and kill some of them.'

Luke 24:47

Repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 16:2

They will throw you out of the synagogues. Yes, the hour comes that whoever kills you will think that he offered service to God.

John 20:21

Jesus therefore said to them again: May you have peace. As the Father sent me, even so I send you.

Acts 1:8

You will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Acts 5:40

They agreed with him and called the apostles. They beat them and commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus. Then they let them go.

Acts 7:51-52

You obstinate men who are uncircumcised in heart and ears. You always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did.

Acts 7:58-59

They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet. His name was Saul.

Acts 9:1-2

Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest.

Acts 11:27

Prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch at that time.

Acts 12:2

He killed James the brother of John with a sword.

Acts 14:19

Jews from Antioch and Iconium took control of the crowd. They persuaded the people to stone Paul. Then they threw him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, being prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

Acts 22:19-20

I answered, 'Lord they know very well that I went to the synagogues and arrested and beat those who believe in you.

1 Corinthians 2:6

How is it we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who come to nothing (are doomed to destruction)?

1 Corinthians 3:10

According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man take heed how he builds.

1 Corinthians 12:3-11

I want you to understand that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed. And no person can say, Jesus is the Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 11:24-25

Of the Jews five times I received forty stripes less one.

Ephesians 4:8-12

Therefore it says: When he ascended on high, he led captives, and gave gifts to men (anthropos: human beings).

Colossians 1:28

We preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one to God as a mature individual in union with Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:16

They hindered us from speaking to the nations so that they may be saved. The result was that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were sawed in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented.

Revelation 11:10

The inhabitants of the earth will celebrate and rejoice over them. They will rejoice and send gifts to one another. This is because these two prophets tormented those who lived on the earth.