Luke 11:50 Meaning and Explanation
“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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What Does Luke 11:50 Mean?
Jesus declares a reckoning: the long account of prophets' blood, open since the world's foundation, is coming due upon this generation -- the one that, in rejecting the Son, ratifies every earlier rejection.
Required is the language of justice: innocent blood is not forgotten before God (Genesis 9:5). The generation that received the fullest light bore the fullest responsibility, and light refused becomes liability. Yet the gospel adds what this verse awaits -- there is blood that speaks better things, pleading mercy rather than judgment (Hebrews 12:24).
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What does Luke 11:50 mean?
The blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world will be required of this generation.