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Therefore, God's wisdom has said, ‘I will send prophets and apostles to them and they will harass and kill some of them.'
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As a result, this generation will be charged with the murder of all the prophets since the beginning of time.
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This includes the murder of every prophet—from Abel to Zechariah—who was killed between the altar and the holy place. Yes, I'm telling you, this generation will be charged with it.
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" How terrible for you legal experts! You snatched away the key of knowledge. You didn't enter yourselves, and you stood in the way of those who were entering."
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As he left there, the legal experts and Pharisees began to resent him deeply and to ask him pointed questions about many things.
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They plotted against him, trying to trap him in his words.