Matthew 23:35 Cross References

Matthew 23:35

35: As a result, you will become guilty of murdering all the godly people from righteous Abel to Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered in the Temple between the altar and the sanctuary.

Zechariah 1:1

  1. In midautumn of the second year of King Darius's reign, the LORD gave this message to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo.

Genesis 4:8

  1. Later Cain suggested to his brother, Abel, "Let's go out into the fields." And while they were there, Cain attacked and killed his brother.

Revelation 18:24

  1. In her streets the blood of the prophets was spilled. She was the one who slaughtered God's people all over the world."

Hebrews 11:4

  1. It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. God accepted Abel's offering to show that he was a righteous man. And although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us because of his faith.

Jeremiah 26:15

  1. But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the LORD sent me to speak every word you have heard."

2 Kings 24:4

  1. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD would not forgive this.

2 Chronicles 24:20

  1. Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, "This is what God says: Why do you disobey the LORD's commands so that you cannot prosper? You have abandoned the LORD, and now he has abandoned you!"
  2. Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and by order of King Joash himself, they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD's Temple.
  3. That was how King Joash repaid Jehoiada for his love and loyalty--by killing his son. Zechariah's last words as he died were, "May the LORD see what they are doing and hold them accountable!"

Isaiah 26:21

  1. Look! The LORD is coming from heaven to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide those who have been murdered. They will be brought out for all to see.

2 Kings 21:16

  1. Manasseh also murdered many innocent people until Jerusalem was filled from one end to the other with innocent blood. This was in addition to the sin that he caused the people of Judah to commit, leading them to do evil in the LORD's sight.

Jeremiah 26:23

  1. They took him prisoner and brought him back to King Jehoiakim. The king then killed Uriah with a sword and had him buried in an unmarked grave.)

Luke 11:51

  1. from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will surely be charged against you.

Jeremiah 2:34

  1. Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor. You killed them even though they didn't break into your houses!

Deuteronomy 21:7

  1. Then they must say, `Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did we see it happen.
  2. O LORD, forgive your people Israel whom you have redeemed. Do not charge your people Israel with the guilt of murdering an innocent person.' Then they will be absolved of the guilt of this person's blood.

Genesis 9:5

  1. And murder is forbidden. Animals that kill people must die, and any person who murders must be killed.
  2. Yes, you must execute anyone who murders another person, for to kill a person is to kill a living being made in God's image.

1 John 3:11

  1. This is the message we have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
  2. We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was right.

Jeremiah 2:30

  1. I have punished your children, but it did them no good. They still refuse to obey. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.

Lamentations 4:13

  1. Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and priests, who defiled the city by shedding innocent blood.
  2. They wandered blindly through the streets, so defiled by blood that no one dared to touch them.

Numbers 35:33

  1. This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no atonement can be made for murder except by the execution of the murderer.

Hebrews 12:24

  1. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which graciously forgives instead of crying out for vengeance as the blood of Abel did.
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