Matthew 23:33-39

33 Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?

34 Therefore, behold, *I* send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;

35 so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon *you*, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation

37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate

39 for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gehenna.
• [b]. Naos, the house itself -- the shrine.
• [c]. Lit. 'I have willed,' 'desired.'
• [d]. A strengthened negative.
• [e]. Ps. 118.26.
• [f]. Without an article, for 'Jehovah.'