Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 11:49 in context
Luke 11:46–52
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He said, “Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won’t even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
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Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
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So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.
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Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,
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that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.’ Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.
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Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”
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