Luke 11:49

Jesus, speaking as the very 'wisdom of God,' declares that He sends prophets and apostles, some of whom that generation will kill and persecute.

Cross-references · 21

• 1 Cor 1:30Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
• Col 2:3in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
• Eph 4:11He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
• 1 Cor 1:24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
• Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Acts 8:3But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
• Matt 23:34–36Therefore behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
• Acts 9:1–2But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
• Prov 1:2–6to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;
• Matt 22:6and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
• Prov 9:1–3Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
• Acts 22:20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
• Acts 7:57But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.
• John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.
• 2 Cor 11:24–25Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.
• Luke 21:16–17You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.
• Acts 12:1–2Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
• Prov 8:1–12Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?
• Acts 22:4–5I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
• Acts 26:10–11This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

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