Matthew 23:36 · KJV
“Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.”
— Matthew 23:36
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, {thou} that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under {her} wings, and ye would not!
Matthew 23 — Context
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:
35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, {thou} that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under {her} wings, and ye would not!
38Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Cross References
Matthew 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. {have...: or, end, or, finish}
Matthew 24:34
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Mark 13:30-31
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Luke 21:32-33
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Ezekiel 12:21-28
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,