50 so that this generation may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world —
51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.
52 “Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge! You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in.”
53 When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to cross-examine Him about many things;
54 they were lying in wait for Him to trap Him in something He said.