23:35 Abel to … Zechariah. Jesus was summing up the history of martyrdom in the OT. The murder of Abel is recorded in Ge 4:8 and that of Zechariah son (perhaps grandson, since he is here called “son of Berekiah”; see NIV text note on 1 Ch 1:5; see also note on Da 5:1) of Jehoiada in 2 Ch 24:20–22 (Chronicles comes at the close of the OT according to most Hebrew manuscripts). The expression was somewhat like our “from Genesis to Revelation.” between the temple and the altar. Jesus’ reference is more