³¹ Thus you witness against yourselves that you are ^(A)sons of those who murdered the prophets. ^32 (B)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. ³³ You serpents, ^(C)you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to ^(D)hell? ^34 (E)Therefore ^(F)I send you ^(G)prophets and wise men and ^(H)scribes, ^(I)some of whom you will kill and crucify, and ^(J)some you will ^(K)flog in your synagogues and ^(L)persecute from town to town, ³⁵ so that on you may come all ^(M)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^(N)Abel to the blood of ^(O)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,^[a] whom you murdered between ^(P)the sanctuary and ^(Q)the altar. ³⁶ Truly, I say to you, ^(R)all these things will come upon this generation.

Lament over Jerusalem

^37 (S)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(T)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(U)gathered ^(V)your children together ^(W)as a hen gathers her brood ^(X)under her wings, and ^(Y)you were not willing! ³⁸ See, ^(Z)your house is left to you desolate. ³⁹ For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ^(AA)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

The Great Commandment

^28 (A)And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” ²⁹ Jesus answered, “The most important is, ^(B)‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, ^(C)the Lord is one. ³⁰ And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ^31 (D)The second is this: ^(E)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment ^(F)greater than these.” ³² And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that ^(G)he is one, and ^(H)there is no other besides him. ³³ And to love him with all the heart and with all ^(I)the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, ^(J)is much more than all ^(K)whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^(L)And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.