Parallel Verses

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."

Darby Translation

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

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, “Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things; 6 for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.” 7 And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”

Cross References

Isaiah 49:26

“I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh,
And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine;
And all flesh will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Revelation 18:24

And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all who have been slain on the earth.”

Revelation 11:18

And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Revelation 13:15

And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Deuteronomy 32:42-43

I will make My arrows drunk with blood,
And My sword will devour flesh,
With the blood of the slain and the captives,
From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.’

2 Kings 24:4

and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the Lord would not forgive.

Isaiah 51:22-23

Thus says your Lord, the Lord, even your God
Who contends for His people,
“Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling,
The chalice of My anger;
You will never drink it again.

Jeremiah 2:30

In vain I have struck your sons;
They accepted no chastening.
Your sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 26:11

Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people, saying, “A death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied against this city as you have heard in your hearing.”

Jeremiah 26:16

Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

Lamentations 4:13

Because of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The blood of the righteous;

Matthew 7:2

For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.

Matthew 21:35-41

The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.

Matthew 23:30-37

and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

Luke 11:49-50

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute,

Luke 12:48

but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

Hebrews 10:29

How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

Revelation 6:10-11

and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

Revelation 13:10

If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance 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. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.”

Revelation 19:2

because His judgments are true and righteous; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His bond-servants on her.”

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