Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
for they poured out
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
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;'
Themes
Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
Blood » Figurative » Of judgments
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
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Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 16:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Seven Bowls Of The Wrath Of God
5
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, who art and wast the Holy one because thou hast judged these things;
6 for they poured out
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Cross References
Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed those that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Revelation 11:18
And the Gentiles were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou should give the reward unto thy slaves the prophets and to the saints and those that fear thy name, to the small and to the great, and should destroy those who destroy the earth.
Revelation 13:15
And it was given unto him to endue the image of the beast with spirit, so that the image of the beast should speak, and he shall cause those that 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 shall devour flesh, in the blood of the slain and of the captives of the heads, in revenge as an enemy.
2 Kings 24:4
and also for the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon.
Isaiah 51:22-23
Thus has thy Lord said, I AM thy God who pleads the cause of his people; Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
Jeremiah 2:30
I have smitten your children in vain; they have received no correction; your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Jeremiah 26:11
Then the priests and the prophets spoke unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he has prophesied against this city as ye have heard with your ears.
Jeremiah 26:16
Then the princes and all the people said unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy to die, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
Lamentations 4:13
Mem For the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
Matthew 7:2
For with the judgment with which ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with the measure with which ye measure, ye shall be measured again.
Matthew 21:35-41
And the husbandmen took his slaves and beat one and killed another and stoned another.
Matthew 23:30-37
and 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
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and others they shall persecute:
Luke 12:48
But he that knew not and did commit things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required; and to whom much was committed, more will be asked of him.
Hebrews 10:29
Of how much greater punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden underfoot the Son of God and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an unholy thing and has done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Revelation 6:10-11
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on those that dwell in the earth?
Revelation 13:10
He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Revelation 17:6-7
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus; and when I saw her, I marvelled with great surprise.
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your cause upon her.
Revelation 19:2
for true and righteous are his judgments; for he has judged the great whore, who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his slaves at her hand.