Bible Verses About Prophets: Martyrs

“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

Again he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

who killed both the Lord Yeshua and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men;

They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

For they poured out the blood of the holy ones and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”