Matthew 23:31-35

So then you testify against yourselves, that you are the sons of those who killed the prophets.

Luke 11:50-51

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

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Summary

So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

Bible References

It defileth

Matthew 23:31
So then you testify against yourselves, that you are the sons of those who killed the prophets.
Luke 11:50
that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;