Matthew 23:30-34

30You say, “Our ancestors killed God's prophets long ago. If we had lived at that time, we would not have helped our ancestors to do that.”

31So you are speaking against yourselves. You show that you are the sons of those people who killed God's prophets.

32Now you must finish the work that your ancestors began to do!

33You are like a family of dangerous snakes! You will not be able to run away. God will surely punish you, and he will send you to hell.

34So listen to this. God says, “I will send prophets to you. I will also send to you people who know many things. And I will send people to teach you what is true. But you will kill some of these people. You will kill some of them on a cross. In the places where you meet to pray, you will hit some of them with whips. They will run from one town to another town, but you will follow them.”