⁴⁹ Because of this, God in his wisdom^(A) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’^{(B) 50} Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, ⁵¹ from the blood of Abel^(C) to the blood of Zechariah,^(D) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.^(E)