Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

for they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.

New American Standard Bible

for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”

King James Version

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Holman Bible

Because they poured out
the blood of the saints and the prophets,
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it!

International Standard Version

You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve."

A Conservative Version

Because they poured out the blood of the sanctified and prophets, and thou have given them blood to drink--they are deserving.

American Standard Version

for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.

Amplified

for they have poured out the blood of the saints (God’s people) and the prophets, and You [in turn] have given them blood to drink. They deserve Your judgment.”

An Understandable Version

For they [i.e., the followers of the beast. See verse 2] have shed the blood of God's holy people and [their] prophets, and you have given them blood to drink because they deserved it [i.e., these persecutors deserved the punishment they received for shedding blood].

Anderson New Testament

For they have shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink, and they are worthy.

Bible in Basic English

For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.

Common New Testament

for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve it."

Daniel Mace New Testament

for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: thou hast given them blood to drink; for they have deserv'd it."

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

for they have poured forth the blood of saints, and prophets; and thou hast given them blood to drink-they are worthy.

Godbey New Testament

because they shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.

Goodspeed New Testament

for they shed the blood of your people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink, as they deserve."

John Wesley New Testament

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy.

Julia Smith Translation

For they poured out the blood of the holy, and of the prophets, and thou didst give them blood to drink i for they are worthy.

King James 2000

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are deserving of it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; they are deserving!"

Modern King James verseion

since they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets; and You gave them blood to drink, for they were deserving.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for they shed out the blood of saints, and prophets, and therefore hast thou given them blood to drink: for they are worthy."

Moffatt New Testament

They poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink! They deserve it!"

Montgomery New Testament

For men poured out the blood of thy saints and prophets, And thou hast given them blood to drink. And this they deserved."

NET Bible

because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!"

New Heart English Bible

For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this."

Noyes New Testament

for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they deserve it.

Sawyer New Testament

for they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy.

The Emphasized Bible

Because, blood of saints and prophets, poured they out, and, blood, unto them, hast thou given to drink: Worthy, they are!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Twentieth Century New Testament

for men shed the blood of Christ's People and of the Prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve.'

Webster

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Weymouth New Testament

For they poured out the blood of Thy people and of the Prophets, and in return Thou hast given them blood to drink. And this they deserved."

Williams New Testament

Because they have shed the blood of your people and prophets, you have given them blood to drink; they deserve it."

World English Bible

For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this."

Worrell New Testament

because they poured out the blood of saints and of prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink: they are worthy!"

Worsley New Testament

and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Youngs Literal Translation

because blood of saints and prophets they did pour out, and blood to them Thou didst give to drink, for they are worthy;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ἐκχέω ἐκχύνω 
Ekcheo 
Usage: 20

the blood
αἷμα 
Haima 
Usage: 83

of saints
G40
ἅγιος 
Hagios 
Usage: 209

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

προφήτης 
Prophetes 
Usage: 105

thou hast given
δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254


Usage: 0

αἷμα 
Haima 
Usage: 83

to drink
πίνω πίω πόω 
Pino 
drink, drink of
Usage: 31

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

εἰσί 
Eisi 
are, be, were, have, not tr,
Usage: 97

References

Context Readings

The Seven Bowls Of The Wrath Of God

5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Thou art righteous, who art and wast, the holy one, that thou hast judged so; 6 for they have poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy. 7 And I heard the altar saying, Yea, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.



Cross References

Isaiah 49:26

And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with new wine. And all flesh shall know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Revelation 18:24

And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all the slain upon the earth.

Revelation 11:18

And the nations have been full of wrath, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the recompense to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those who fear thy name, small and great; and to destroy those that destroy the earth.

Revelation 13:15

And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as should not do homage to the image of the beast should be killed.

Deuteronomy 32:42-43

Mine arrows will I make drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; I will make them drunk with the blood of the slain and of the captives, With the head of the princes of the enemy.

2 Kings 24:4

and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah would not pardon.

Isaiah 51:22-23

thus saith thy Lord, Jehovah, and thy God, who pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I take out of thy hand the cup of bewilderment, the goblet-cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

Jeremiah 2:30

In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 26:11

And the priests and the prophets spoke unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

Jeremiah 26:16

And the princes and all the people said unto the priests and to the prophets, This man is not worthy to die; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.

Lamentations 4:13

It is for the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.

Matthew 7:2

for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.

Matthew 21:35-41

And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 23:30-37

and ye 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.

Luke 11:49-50

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

Luke 12:48

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

Hebrews 10:29

of how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be judged worthy who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and esteemed the blood of the covenant, whereby he has been sanctified, common, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

Revelation 6:10-11

and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O sovereign Ruler, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell upon the earth?

Revelation 13:10

If any one leads into captivity, he goes into captivity. If any one shall kill with the sword, he must with the sword be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Revelation 17:6-7

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I wondered, seeing her, with great wonder.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, heaven, and ye saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.

Revelation 19:2

for true and righteous are his judgments; for he has judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his bondmen at her hand.

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