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Luke 11:50

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What does Luke 11:50 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
Luke 11:50 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
47Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48So ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build [their tombs].
49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and [some] of them they shall kill and persecute;
50that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
51from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
52Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
53And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That the blood of all the prophets, etc.] The same with “all the righteous blood”, or the blood of all the righteous men, in (<402335>Matthew 23:35), which was shed from the foundation of the world: for there were prophets from the beginning, which prophesied of Christ, (<420170>Luke 1:70) and whose blood was shed very early; for Abel, the son of the first man, and who was the first whose blood was shed, was not only a righteous man, but a prophet; for by the sacrifice which he offered up, he gave a prophetical hint of the sacrifice of Christ, in that he spoke beforehand of it, as being dead he yet speaks: and now the Lord was about to send apostolical prophets, whom the Jews would slay, and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“all . . . required of this generation--As it was only in the last generation of them that "the iniquity of the Amorites was full" (Gen 15:16), and then the abominations of ages were at once completely and awfully avenged, so the iniquity of Israel was allowed to accumulate from age to age till in that generation it came to the full, and the whole collected vengeance of Heaven broke at once over its devoted head. In the first French Revolution the same awful principle was exemplified, and Christendom has not done with it yet. prophets--in the New Testament sense (Mat 23:34; see Co1 12:28).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 23:29-36. Luke 11:49 The wisdom of God - By the “wisdom of God,” here, is undoubtedly meant the Saviour himself. What he immediately says is not written in the Old Testament. Jesus is called “the word of God” John 1:1, because he is the medium by which God “speaks” or makes his will known. He is called “the wisdom of God,” because by him God makes his wisdom known in creation (Colossians 1:13-18 and in redemption 1 Corinthians 1:30. Many have also thought that the Messiah was referred to in the Proverbs 8:1 of Proverbs, under the name of Wisdom. I will send ... - See Luke 10:3; Matthew 10:16. Shall slay ... - Compare John 16:2; Acts 7:52, Acts 7:59; James 5:10; Acts…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The blood of all shall be required of this generation - That is, shall be visibly and terribly punished upon it. Luke 11:51”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the blood: Gen 9:5, Gen 9:6; Num 35:33; Kg2 24:4; Psa 9:12; Isa 26:21; Rev 18:20-24 may: Exo 20:5; Jer 7:29, Jer 51:56 Luke 11:51”
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