But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

园户拿住仆人，打了一个，杀了一个，用石头打死一个。

园户拿住仆人，打了一个，杀了一个，用石头打死了一个。

园户拿住仆人，打了一个，杀了一个，用石头打死了一个。

但那些佃户却抓住他的奴仆，打伤一个，杀死一个，又用石头打死了一个。

佃户却抓住他的仆人，打伤一个，杀了一个，又用石头打死一个。

但那些农夫抓住他的奴仆，打了一个，杀了一个，还用石头砸死一个。

園戶拿住僕人，打了一個，殺了一個，用石頭打死一個。

園戶拿住僕人，打了一個，殺了一個，用石頭打死了一個。

園戶拿住僕人，打了一個，殺了一個，用石頭打死了一個。

但那些佃戶卻抓住他的奴僕，打傷一個，殺死一個，又用石頭打死了一個。

佃戶卻抓住他的僕人，打傷一個，殺了一個，又用石頭打死一個。

園工卻拿住了他的奴僕，打了一個，殺了一個，扔石頭打死了一個。

但那些農夫抓住他的奴僕，打了一個，殺了一個，還用石頭砸死一個。

農夫執其僕、扑一、殺一、石擊一、

農夫執其僕、扑一、殺一、石擊一、

園夫執其僕、撲一、殺一、石擊一、

園戶執之、擊其一、殺其一、更以石斃其一。

“ The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

“ But the renters grabbed his slaves. They beat one of them. They killed another. They threw stones at the third to kill him.

And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.

The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

And the vine growers took his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

But the farmers took his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.They were stoned, sawed apart, murdered with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, ill- treated

The LORD God of their ancestors continually warned them through his messengers, for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place.But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the LORD got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.

Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!

“ Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.

By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?“ For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,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, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

Certainly my master is aware of what I did when Jezebel was killing the LORD’s prophets. I hid one hundred of the LORD’s prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.

When the king and all his bodyguards and officials heard what he was prophesying, the king sought to have him executed. But Uriah found out about it and fled to Egypt out of fear.However, King Jehoiakim sent some men to Egypt, including Elnathan son of Achbor,and they brought Uriah back from there. They took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him executed and had his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.However, Ahikam son of Shaphan used his influence to keep Jeremiah from being handed over and executed by the people.

“ It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion.”

“ For the last twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was ruling in Judah until now, the LORD has been speaking to me. I told you over and over again what he said. But you would not listen.Over and over again the LORD has sent his servants the prophets to you. But you have not listened or paid attention.He said through them,‘ Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.’So, now the LORD says,‘ You have not listened to me. But you have made me angry by the things that you have done. Thus you have brought harm on yourselves.’

Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple.King Joash disregarded the loyalty his father Jehoiada had shown him and killed Jehoiada’s son. As Zechariah was dying, he said,“ May the LORD take notice and seek vengeance!”

Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said,“ Which way did the LORD’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”

When Jezebel was killing the LORD’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.)

Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning,“ May the gods judge me severely if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!”

Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible that a prophet should be killed outside Jerusalem.’O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.

He answered,“ I have been absolutely loyal to the LORD, the sovereign God, even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”