51 from the blood of Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah,(B) who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.

“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.[a]

52 “Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key to knowledge.(C) You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered(D) those who were trying to go in.”

53 When he left there,[b] the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose(E) him fiercely and to cross-examine him about many things;

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Footnotes

  1. 11:51 Lit you, it will be required of this generation
  2. 11:53 Other mss read And as he was saying these things to them

51 from the blood of Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah,(B) who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.(C)

52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”(D)

53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,

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