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Act 7:52 — Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Which of		1Sa 8:7,8; 1Ki 19:10,14; 2Ch 24:19-22; 2Ch 36:16; Neh 9:26; Jer 2:30; Jer 20:2; Jer 26:15,23; Mat 5:12; Mat 21:35-41; Mat 23:31-37; Luk 11:47-51; Luk 13:33,34; 1Th 2:15
which shewed		Act 3:18,24; 1Pe 1:11; Rev 19:10
the Just One		Act 3:14; Act 22:14; Zec 9:9; 1Jo 2:1; Rev 3:7
of whom		Act 2:23; Act 3:15; Act 4:10; Act 5:28-30

Correlating Passages

Which of

	1Sa 8:7	And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
	1Sa 8:8	According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
	1Ki 19:10	And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
	1Ki 19:14	And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
	2Ch 24:19	Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
	2Ch 24:20	And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
	2Ch 24:21	And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
	2Ch 24:22	Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon [it], and require [it].
	2Ch 36:16	But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till [there was] no remedy.
	Neh 9:26	Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
	Jer 2:30	In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
	Jer 20:2	Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that [were] in the high gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the house of the LORD.
	Jer 26:15	But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
	Jer 26:23	And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
	Mat 5:12	Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
	Mat 21:35	And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
	Mat 21:36	Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
	Mat 21:37	But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
	Mat 21:38	But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
	Mat 21:39	And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the vineyard, and slew [him].
	Mat 21:40	When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
	Mat 21:41	They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
	Mat 23:31	Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
	Mat 23:32	Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
	Mat 23:33	[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
	Mat 23:34	Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:
	Mat 23:35	That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
	Mat 23:36	Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
	Mat 23:37	O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!
	Luk 11:47	Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
	Luk 11:48	Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
	Luk 11:49	Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute:
	Luk 11:50	That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
	Luk 11:51	From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
	Luk 13:33	Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
	Luk 13:34	O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!
	1Th 2:15	Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:

which shewed

	Act 3:18	But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
	Act 3:24	Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
	1Pe 1:11	Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
	Rev 19:10	And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

the Just One

	Act 3:14	But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
	Act 22:14	And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
	Zec 9:9	Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
	1Jo 2:1	My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
	Rev 3:7	And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

of whom

	Act 2:23	Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
	Act 3:15	And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
	Act 4:10	Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
	Act 5:28	Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
	Act 5:29	Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
	Act 5:30	The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

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Scott, Thomas. "Acts 7:52," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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