Luke 3:20

John The Baptist Begins His Ministry

¹⁹ But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him about Herodias, his brother’s wife, and about all the evil things Herod had done, ²⁰ added this to everything else—he locked John up in prison. ²¹ When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying, heaven opened,

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2 Kings 21:16

Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem with it from one end to another. This was in addition to his sin that he caused Judah to commit. Consequently, they did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.

2 Kings 24:4

and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not forgive.

2 Chronicles 24:17-22

However, after Jehoiada died, the rulers of Judah came and paid homage to the king. Then the king listened to them,

2 Chronicles 36:16

But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising His words, and scoffing at His prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against His people that there was no remedy.

Nehemiah 9:26

But they were disobedient and rebelled against You.
They flung Your law behind their backs
and killed Your prophets
who warned them
in order to turn them back to You.
They committed terrible blasphemies.

Jeremiah 2:30

I have struck down your children in vain;
they would not accept discipline.
Your own sword has devoured your prophets
like a ravaging lion.

Matthew 21:35-41

But the farmers took his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

Matthew 22:6-7

And the others seized his slaves, treated them outrageously and killed them.

Matthew 23:31-33

You, therefore, testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Luke 13:31-34

At that time some Pharisees came and told Him, “Go, get out of here! Herod wants to kill You!”

John 3:24

since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us; they displease God and are hostile to everyone,

Revelation 16:6

Because they poured out
the blood of the saints and the prophets,
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it!