2 Chronicles 36:16 recounts mocking and despising God's prophets, the same behavior the Pharisees approve of.

Ezekiel 18:19 teaches children are not punished for fathers' sins, contrasting with the approval that brings guilt here.

Numbers 32:14 rebukes a generation for following their fathers' sin, mirroring Jesus' charge that this generation approves their ancestors' killing of prophets.

Matthew 23:29 is the parallel woe where Jesus also accuses Pharisees of building prophets' tombs, directly echoing this verse.

Acts 22:20 shows Paul approving Stephen's death, using the same Greek word for 'approving' — a concrete example of the sin Jesus condemns.

1 Thessalonians 2:15 explicitly states that the Jews killed the prophets, directly aligning with the ancestors' deeds condemned here.

Hebrews 11:35-38 lists prophets who were killed, illustrating the ancestors' deeds that Jesus condemns here.

Ezekiel 20:18 warns against following fathers' sinful ways, contrasting with this verse where Jesus condemns approving their deeds.