Cross references

Matthew 23:35

And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Matthew 23:35 BSB

Matthew 23:35 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Chronicles 24:20–22 (14 votes) and Hebrews 11:4 (12 votes). 116 other verses point back to it. It links with 34 other books, from Genesis 4 to Revelation 18.

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Which verses does Matthew 23:35 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. …

  2. Hebrews 11:412 votes

    By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

  3. In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:

  4. Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

  5. And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

  6. But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”

  7. Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

  8. and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.

  9. to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

  10. For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

  11. Luke 11:513 votes
  12. “I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

Which verses point to Matthew 23:35?

The 10 strongest of 116.