Parallel Verses

Godbey New Testament

because they shed the blood of saints and of 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."

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.

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 worthy, who is, and who was, the Holy One, because thou hast judged these things; 6 because they shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy. 7 And I heard one speaking from the altar, Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

Cross References

Revelation 18:24

truly in her is found the blood of prophets, and saints, and all those who have been slain upon the earth.

Revelation 11:18

And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath has come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those who fear thy name, to the small and to the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.

Revelation 13:15

And it was given unto him to give spirit to the image of the beast, in order that the image of the beast may indeed speak, and he may cause so many as will not worship the image of the beast that they should be killed.

Matthew 7:2

For with what criticism you criticise, you will be criticised: and with what measure you measure, it will be measured unto you.

Matthew 21:35-41

and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.

Matthew 23:30-37

and you say, If we were in the days of our fathers we would not have been their fellow-partakers in the blood of the prophets.

Luke 11:49-50

Therefore the wisdom of God said, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will slay and persecute.

Luke 12:48

But the one not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. But to every one to whom much is given, much will be required of him: and to whom they commit much, of him they will ask the more.

Hebrews 10:29

of how much more terrible punishment, do you think, the one having trodden under foot the Son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, common, and insulted the Spirit of grace; be counted worthy!

Revelation 6:10-11

And they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell upon the earth?

Revelation 13:10

If any one leads into captivity he goes into captivity: if any one kills with a sword, it behooves him to be killed with a sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Revelation 17:6-7

And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the saints, and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and seeing her, I was astonished with great astonishment.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and the saints, and the apostles, and the prophets; because God has judged your judgment from her.

Revelation 19:2

because his judgments are true and righteous; because he has judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth by her fornication, and he has avenged the blood of his servants from her hand.

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