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Matthew 23:35
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Matthew 23:35
New English Translation
35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah,[a] whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
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- Matthew 23:35 sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Barachiou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).
Luke 11:51
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Luke 11:51
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51 from the blood of Abel[a] to the blood of Zechariah,[b] who was killed[c] between the altar and the sanctuary.[d] Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against[e] this generation.
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- Luke 11:51 sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.
- Luke 11:51 sn It is not clear which Zechariah is meant here. It is probably the person mentioned in 2 Chr 24:20-25.
- Luke 11:51 tn Or “who perished.”
- Luke 11:51 tn Or “and the temple”; Grk “and the house,” but in this context a reference to the house of God as a place of sanctuary.
- Luke 11:51 tn Or “required from.”
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