"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which 618 killed the prophets." To show their esteem for the dead prophets, the Jews were very zealous in beautifying their tombs; but they did not profit by their teachings, nor give heed to their reproofs.

Ve jer, I skriftkloge og farisæere, I hyklere! thi I bygger gravmæler over profeterne og pynter de retfærdiges grave og siger: Havde vi levet i vore fædres tid, så ville vi ikke have været medskyldige med dem i profeternes blod. Altså giver I jer selv det vidnesbyrd, at I er børn af profeternes mordere Jøderne var meget ivrige for at smykke de døde profeters grave for at vise deres ærbødighed for dem; men de udnyttede ikke deres lære og agtede ikke på deres dadlen.