13 Bible Verses about Killing Prophets

Lord, they have slain thy prophets, they have digged down thine altars: and I am left alone, and they are seeking my life.

in order that all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of the blessed, whom they slew between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!

and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.

but the rest, taking his servants, insulted, and slew them.

and they taking him, beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent to them another servant; and stoning him they wounded him in the head, and sent him away dishonored. And again he sent another; and they slew him, and many others beating some, killing others.read more.
Then having still one son, his own beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying; That they will reverence my son. And those husbandmen said to one another; This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And taking him they slew him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

and you say, If we were in the days of our fathers we would not have been their fellow-partakers in the blood of the prophets.

So you witness to yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

who even killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and are displeasing to God, and hostile to all men;

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather thy children, in the manner in which a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye were not willing!

Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? and they slew those proclaiming concerning the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you became:

And when they may finish their testimony, the beast which ascends up out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, and conquer them, and slay them.

because they shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.