Genesis 6:5
6:5 But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.
Genesis 8:21
8:21 And the
Lord smelled the soothing aroma
and said
to himself,
“I will never again curse
the ground because of humankind, even though
the inclination of their minds
is evil from childhood on.
I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.
Zephaniah 3:6-7
The Lord’s Judgment will Purify
3:6 “I destroyed nations;
their walled cities are in ruins.
I turned their streets into ruins;
no one passes through them.
Their cities are desolate;
no one lives there.
3:7 I thought, ‘Certainly you will respect me!
Now you will accept correction!’
If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed
by all the punishments I have threatened.
But they eagerly sinned
in everything they did.
Matthew 23:31-32
23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!