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Matthew 23:35-37
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 23:35-37
Holman Christian Standard Bible
35 So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you,[a] from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah,(A) son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.(B) 36 I assure you: All these things will come on this generation!(C)
Jesus’ Lamentation over Jerusalem
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem!(D) She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks[b] under her wings, yet you were not willing!(E)
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- Matthew 23:35 Lit will come on you
- Matthew 23:37 Or as a mother bird gathers her young
Matthew 23:35-37
New International Version
Matthew 23:35-37
New International Version
35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(B) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(C) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(D)
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(E) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(F) and you were not willing.
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