Luke 11:50

that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

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WEBBE

that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,

BSB

As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

KJV

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

ASV

that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

BBE

So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days;

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ἵνα ina so that G2443 ἐκζητηθῇ ekzētēthēa may be charged G1567 τὸ to the G3588 αἷμα haima blood G129 πάντων pantōn of all G3956 τῶν tōn the G3588 προφητῶν prophētōn prophets G4396 τὸ to which G3588 ἐκκεχυμένον ekkechumenon poured out G1632 ἀπὸ apo from G575 καταβολῆς katabolēs [the] foundation G2602 κόσμου kosmou of [the] world G2889 ἀπὸ apo against G575 τῆς tēs (the) G3588 γενεᾶς geneas generation G1074 ταύτης tautēs this G3778

The early church

(Apol. 1. de fuga sua.) Now if they kill, the death of the slain will cry out the louder against them; if they pursue, they send forth memorials of their iniquity, for flight makes the pursuit of the sufferers to redound to the great disgrace of the pursuers. For no one flees from the merciful and gentle, but rather from the cruel and evil-minded man. And therefore it follows, That the blood of all the prophets who have been slain from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation.
Athanasius of Alexandria · d. 373Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(Hom. 74. in Matt.) But if He means that the Jews are about to suffer worse things, this will not be undeserved, for they have dared to do worse than all. And they have been corrected by none of their past calamities, but when they saw others sin, and punished, they were not made better, but did likewise; yet it will not be that one shall suffer punishment for the sins of others.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
It is asked, How comes it that the blood of all the prophets and just men is required of the single generation of the Jews; whereas many of the saints, both before the Incarnation and after, have been slain by other nations? But it is the manner of the Scriptures frequently to reckon two generations of men, one of the good, and the other of the evil.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 37–54

We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for Christ's sake, and that thy Holy Spirit may rest upon us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.