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Matthew 23:35
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 23:35
Contemporary English Version
35 (A) That's why you will be held guilty for the murder of every good person, beginning with the good man Abel. This also includes Barachiah's son Zechariah,[a] the man you murdered between the temple and the altar.
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- 23.35 Zechariah: Genesis is the first book in the Jewish Scriptures, and it tells that Abel was the first person to be murdered. Second Chronicles is the last book in the Jewish Scriptures, and the last murder that it tells about is that of Zechariah.
Luke 11:51
Contemporary English Version
Luke 11:51
Contemporary English Version
51 (A) This includes every prophet from the time of Abel to the time of Zechariah,[a] who was murdered between the altar and the temple. You people will certainly be punished for all of this.
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- 11.51 from the time of Abel … Zechariah: Genesis is the first book in the Jewish Scriptures, and it tells that Abel was the first person to be murdered. Second Chronicles is the last book in the Jewish Scriptures, and the last murder that it tells about is that of Zechariah.
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