And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town.

As a result, the punishment for the murder of all innocent people will fall on you, from the murder of innocent Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.

The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Again the man sent other slaves, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.

The LORD, the God of their ancestors, had continued to send prophets to warn his people, because he wanted to spare them and the Temple.

I punished you, but it did no good; you would not let me correct you. Like a raging lion, you have murdered your prophets.