But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, 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.

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.

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

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

Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons.Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated.

The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple.But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.

Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.

Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One— the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.

“ But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.

“ But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started.Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?“ Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time— from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar.I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

Has no one told you, my lord, about the time when Jezebel was trying to kill the Lord’s prophets? I hid 100 of them in two caves and supplied them with food and water.

When King Jehoiakim and the army officers and officials heard what he was saying, the king sent someone to kill him. But Uriah heard about the plan and escaped in fear to Egypt.Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor to Egypt along with several other men to capture Uriah.They took him prisoner and brought him back to King Jehoiakim. The king then killed Uriah with a sword and had him buried in an unmarked grave.Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed.

“ I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.

“ For the past twenty three years— from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now— the Lord has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened.“ Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention.Each time the message was this:‘ Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the Lord gave to you and your ancestors forever.Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’“ But you would not listen to me,” says the Lord.“ You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer.

Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison and put him in stocks. At that time Asa also began to oppress some of his people.

Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and King Joash ordered that they stone him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s Temple.That was how King Joash repaid Jehoiada for his loyalty— by killing his son. Zechariah’s last words as he died were,“ May the Lord see what they are doing and avenge my death!”

Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face.“ Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.

Once when Jezebel had tried to kill all the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had hidden 100 of them in two caves. He put fifty prophets in each cave and supplied them with food and water.)

So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah:“ May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”

Yes, today, tomorrow, and the next day I must proceed on my way. For it wouldn’t do for a prophet of God to be killed except in Jerusalem!“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.

For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanityas they try to keep us from preaching the Good News of salvation to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to pile up their sins. But the anger of God has caught up with them at last.

Elijah replied,“ I have zealously served the Lord God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.”