Quotes about History
‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’
— Haggai 2:3
“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.
— Zechariah 1:2
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
— Matthew 1:1
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
— Matthew 1:8
After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
— Matthew 1:12
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
— Matthew 1:17
And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
— Matthew 23:30
So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
— Matthew 23:31
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
— Matthew 23:35
That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
— Matthew 27:8
Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
— Luke 1:1
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
— Luke 1:70