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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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  1. Matthew 23:35 sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Barachiou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).

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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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:51 sn Gen 4:10 indicates that Abel’s blood cried out for justice.
  2. 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.
  3. Luke 11:51 tn Or “who perished.”
  4. 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.
  5. Luke 11:51 tn Or “required from.”