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51 You will be punished for the killing of Abel and for the killing of Zechariah.[a] Zechariah was killed between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I tell you that you people who live now will be punished for them all.

52 “How terrible for you, you teachers of the law. You have hidden the key to learning about God. You yourselves would not learn, and you stopped others from learning, too.”

53 When Jesus was leaving, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees began to give him trouble, asking him questions about many things.

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  1. 11:51 Abel . . . Zechariah In the Hebrew Old Testament, the first and last men to be murdered.

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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