Matthew 23:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Upon

The blood of righteous

Unto

2 Chronicles 24:20

Zechariah 1:1

Luke 11:51

General references

John 10:31

Bible References

Upon

I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.

“Do not defile the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

They will declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it.

Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem with it from one end to another. This was in addition to his sin that he caused Judah to commit. Consequently, they did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.

and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not forgive.

For look, the Lord is coming from His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.
The earth will reveal the blood shed on it
and will no longer conceal her slain.

I have struck down your children in vain;
they would not accept discipline.
Your own sword has devoured your prophets
like a ravaging lion.

But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain the Lord has sent me to speak all these things directly to you.”

מ MemYet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the guilt of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous
within her.

and the blood of prophets and saints,
and of all those slaughtered on earth,
was found in you.

The blood of righteous

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.

to Jesus (mediator of a new covenant), and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the blood of Abel.

For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another,

Unto

The Spirit of God took control of

Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood above the people and said to them, “This is what God says, ‘Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands and you do not prosper? Because you have abandoned the Lord, He has abandoned you.’”

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo:

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.

“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.

General references

The Lord spoke through His servants the prophets, saying,

A righteous person who yields to the wicked
is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.

You have multiplied your slain in this city, filling its streets with the dead.

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”

Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him.