I send to you prophets, etc. He doubtle refers here to the apostles and other teachers of religion. Prophets, wise men, and scribes were t…

Behold, I send unto you prophets — In the parallel passage of Luke 11:49, these words are introduced by the statement, Therefore said …

Our great King knew that His earthly life was soon to end. He was, in fact, about to utter His final farewell to the people gathered in the temple.…

St. John Chrysostom: He had said against the Scribes and Pharisees that they were the children of those who killed the Prophet…

Because of the Jewish leaders’ wicked reception of God’s messengers, more messengers (i.e., Christian missionaries; cf. 5:10–12; 9:37–38; 28:18–20)…

Therefore, behold, I send to you. Luke introduces it in a still more emphatic manner: Therefore also the Wisdom of God said. Some…

Wherefore, behold I send unto you prophets
To try them, whether they would show the respect to prophets, they preten…

Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but He does not mention the sufferings He was to u…

In this part, He recounts their cruelty, and He adds their earthly punishment. To begin with, He does the first thing; and secondly, He adds their …