⁴⁹Because of this, the wisdom of God^w said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles,^x and some of them they will kill and persecute,’^y ⁵⁰so that this generation^z may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world^I^aa—⁵¹from the blood of Abel^ab to the blood of Zechariah,^ac who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.

“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.^J

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Footnotes

I so that the blood of all … world may be required of this generation,
J you, it will be required of this generation

Cross references

w Pr 1:20–33; 8:1–36; Mt 23:34
x Lk 11:27; 13:1; 15:32; 21:9–10; Jn 13:16; Ac 1:2
y 1Th 2:15; 2Tm 3:12
z Lk 11:29
aa Heb 9:26; Rv 18:24
ab Gn 4:9–10; Heb 12:24; 1Jn 3:12
ac 2Ch 24:20–22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what God in his wisdom said about you: ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’

“As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world—from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ so that the blood of all the prophets that has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation!

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

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