Matthew 23:29

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

Cross-references

Matthew 23:13 is another woe against the same Pharisees, condemning their hypocrisy in shutting the kingdom.

Luke 11:47 Parallel

Luke 11:47 records the same woe about building prophets' tombs — a parallel account of Jesus' teaching.

Luke 11:48 Parallel

Luke 11:48 continues the woe, noting that building tombs implies approval of the fathers' killings — same saying.

Jeremiah 2:30 laments Israel's killing of prophets, directly underlying Jesus' accusation that the Pharisees follow their fathers.

Romans 2:1 Parallel

Romans 2:1 condemns hypocritical judgment, directly applying to the Pharisees who honor dead prophets while persecuting living ones.