⁵ And he sent another; and they put him to death: and a number of others, whipping some, and putting some to death.

³⁰ Year after year you put up with them, and gave witness against them by your spirit through your prophets: still they did not give ear: and so you gave them up into the hands of the peoples of the lands.

²⁵ From the day when your fathers came out of Egypt till this day, I have sent my servants the prophets to you, getting up early every day and sending them:

²⁶ But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.

²⁷ And you are to say all these words to them, but they will not give ear to you: you will send out your voice to them, but they will give no answer.

²⁸ And you are to say to them, This is the nation which has not given ear to the voice of their God, or taken his teaching to heart: good faith is dead and is cut off from their mouths.

¹² Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

³⁵ And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.

³⁶ Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them.

⁶ And the rest put violent hands on his servants, and did evil to them, and put them to death.

³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!

¹³ But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

²² Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

²³ Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

³⁶ Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.