Matthew 23:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’”
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“And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 23:30 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 36:15Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.
- Jeremiah 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
- Matthew 21:35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
- Matthew 23:34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
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