Matthew 23:34
Wherefore , behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
That upon you may come all the righteous blood,.... Or "the blood of all the righteous men", as the Syriac: Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read; for there is no righteousness in blood, nor any…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
I send unto you prophets ... - Jesus doubtless refers here to the apostles, and other teachers of religion. Prophets, wise men, and scribes were the names by which the teachers of religion were known…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes Marking the continuity of the Christian with the Jewish Church.
ye shall kill and crucify Kill, directly as Stephen (Act 7:59), indirectly as James…
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