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It is their just reward.” <a href="/esv/revelation/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” <a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.” <a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> because they have poured out the blood of saints and of prophets, and You have given to them blood to drink, they are worthy." <a href="/kjv/revelation/16.htm">King James Bible</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/16.htm">New King James Version</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.” <a href="/nasb_/revelation/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.” <a href="/nasb/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink. They deserve it.” <a href="/lsb/revelation/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.” <a href="/amp/revelation/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/csb/revelation/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, you have given them blood to drink; they deserve it! <a href="/hcsb/revelation/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, You also gave them blood to drink; they deserve it! <a href="/asv/revelation/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy. <a href="/cev/revelation/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They poured out the blood of your people and your prophets. So you gave them blood to drink as they deserve!" <a href="/erv/revelation/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy. <a href="/gwt/revelation/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You have given them blood to drink because they have poured out the blood of God's people and prophets. This is what they deserve." <a href="/gnt/revelation/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> They poured out the blood of God's people and of the prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. They are getting what they deserve!" <a href="/isv/revelation/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> You have given them blood to drink because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets. This is what they deserve." <a href="/msb/revelation/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.? <a href="/net/revelation/16.htm">NET Bible</a> because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!" <a href="/nheb/revelation/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this." <a href="/wbt/revelation/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/web/revelation/16.htm">World English Bible</a> For they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because they poured out [the] blood of holy ones and prophets, and You gave to them blood to drink, for they are worthy”; <a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> because they have poured out the blood of saints and of prophets, and You have given to them blood to drink, they are worthy." <a href="/ylt/revelation/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because blood of saints and prophets they did pour out, and blood to them Thou didst give to drink, for they are worthy;' <a href="/slt/revelation/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For they poured out the blood of the holy, and of the prophets, and thou didst give them blood to drink; for they are worthy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For they have shed the blood of the Saints and the Prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. For they deserve this.” <a href="/nabre/revelation/16.htm">New American Bible</a> For they have shed the blood of the holy ones and the prophets, and you [have] given them blood to drink; it is what they deserve.” <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Because they have shed the blood of the Prophets and of The Holy Ones, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink, and they are worthy. <a href="/godbey/revelation/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> because they shed the blood of saints and of prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; they are worthy. <a href="/haweis/revelation/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. <a href="/mace/revelation/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets: thou hast given them blood to drink; for they have deserv'd it." <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/worrell/revelation/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> because they poured out the blood of saints and of prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink: they are worthy!" <a href="/worsley/revelation/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. <a href="/parallel/revelation/16-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3195" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm">The First Six Bowls of Wrath</a> …5And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments. 6<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1632.htm" title="1632: exechean (V-AIA-3P) -- Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow.">they have spilled</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haima (N-ANS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">the blood</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagiōn (Adj-GMP) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">of saints</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētōn (N-GMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dedōkas (V-RIA-2S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">You have given</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haima (N-ANS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">blood</a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: piein (V-ANA) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">to drink,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">as they</a> <a href="/greek/514.htm" title="514: axioi (Adj-NMP) -- Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.">deserve.”</a> 7And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/7-17.htm">Exodus 7:17-21</a> This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood. / The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’” / And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” ... <a href="/exodus/7-14.htm">Exodus 7:14-25</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. / Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. / Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened. ... <a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Exodus 8:22-23</a> But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land. / I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’” <a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14-16</a> Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth. / For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth. / But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth. <a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">Exodus 9:22-26</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.” / So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. ... <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” / So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. / No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings. <a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12-13</a> On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. / The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. <a href="/psalms/79-3.htm">Psalm 79:3</a> They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead. <a href="/psalms/79-10.htm">Psalm 79:10</a> Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants. <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a> I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” <a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Jeremiah 2:34</a> Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things <a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4</a> because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. <a href="/ezekiel/16-36.htm">Ezekiel 16:36</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them, <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">Ezekiel 23:45</a> But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands. <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a> And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.they have.<a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10,11</a> And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? … <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Revelation 13:10,15</a> He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints… <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6,7</a> 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 wondered with great admiration… for they are.<a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Revelation 11:18</a> And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.<a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Revelation 18:20</a> Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.<a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Jeremiah 26:11,16</a> Then spake the priests and the prophets 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/16-4.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/revelation/2-23.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/acts/25-25.htm">Deserved</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Due</a> <a href="/revelation/16-4.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/16-4.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">Right</a> <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/titus/3-6.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/revelation/12-15.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/genesis/40-15.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/judges/9-16.htm">Deserved</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Due</a> <a href="/revelation/16-8.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/16-8.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/revelation/18-20.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/revelation/22-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Saints</a> <a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 16</div>1. <a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">The angels pour out their bowls of wrath.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">The plagues that follow.</a> 16. <a href="/revelation/16-16.htm">Armageddon.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets This phrase highlights the persecution and martyrdom of God's people throughout history. The "saints" refers to believers who have been set apart for God's purposes, while "prophets" are those who have been divinely inspired to deliver God's messages. This persecution is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in the Old Testament with prophets like Jeremiah and in the New Testament with figures such as Stephen (<a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54-60</a>). The shedding of their blood symbolizes the ultimate sacrifice for their faith and testimony. Historically, this reflects the hostility faced by early Christians under Roman rule and other oppressive regimes.and You have given them blood to drink This phrase signifies divine retribution. The imagery of drinking blood is a metaphor for experiencing the consequences of one's actions. In biblical terms, it reflects the principle of "measure for measure" justice, where the punishment fits the crime. This concept is echoed in the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/7-17.htm">Exodus 7:17-21</a>, where the Nile turns to blood as a judgment against Egypt. The idea is that those who have caused suffering will themselves endure suffering, a theme consistent with God's justice throughout scripture.as they deserve. This phrase underscores the righteousness of God's judgment. It affirms that the punishment is just and appropriate for the actions committed. The notion of divine justice is central to the biblical narrative, where God is portrayed as a fair and impartial judge. This is supported by passages like <a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6</a>, which states that God "will repay each person according to what they have done." The phrase reassures believers that God's judgments are not arbitrary but are based on His perfect knowledge and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/saints_and_prophets.htm">Saints and Prophets</a> These are the faithful followers of God who have been martyred for their testimony and proclamation of God's truth. Throughout biblical history, prophets have often faced persecution for delivering God's messages. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_waters.htm">The Angel of the Waters</a> This angel is responsible for pouring out the third bowl of God's wrath upon the waters, turning them into blood as a form of divine judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The righteous judge who administers justice by giving those who have shed the blood of His people blood to drink, symbolizing a fitting retribution. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_third_bowl_judgment.htm">The Third Bowl Judgment</a> This is one of the seven bowl judgments described in Revelation, representing God's wrath being poured out upon the earth during the end times. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> The setting for the unfolding of these apocalyptic events, where God's final judgments are executed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> God's judgments are always just and appropriate. The punishment of those who have shed innocent blood is a reflection of divine justice, ensuring that evil does not go unpunished. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Christ may lead to persecution, as seen in the lives of the saints and prophets. Believers are called to remain faithful, even in the face of adversity. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> God is in control of history and will ultimately bring about justice. Believers can trust in His sovereign plan, even when facing trials. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a> The events in Revelation remind us of the reality of God's coming judgment. This should motivate believers to live righteously and share the gospel with urgency. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_vindication.htm">The Hope of Vindication</a> For those who suffer for their faith, there is hope in God's promise of vindication. He will right every wrong and reward those who have been faithful.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) For they have shed . . .--Better, Because they shed (not, "have shed," but did shed, or pour out), and blood didst Thou give them; they are worthy. "For" is to be omitted; the sentence has a startling force without it. They--i.e., those enemies of all righteousness--are worthy; they receive the due reward of their deeds.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. This supplies the key to the interpretation of the previous visions. The ungodly have shed the blood of saints, therefore God deals out death to them. This is the meaning signified by the "blood" of the previous verses (cf. the doom of Babylon, described in <a href="/revelation/17.htm">Revelation 17</a>, especially ver. 6; and <a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6, 24</a>. Cf. the words, "they are worthy," with <a href="/revelation/3-4.htm">Revelation 3:4</a>). It is correct to consider that this prophecy received its first fulfilment in the violent deaths of so many of those who were the earliest Christian persecutors. On this subject see Lactantius, 'De Morte Persecutorum.' <a href="/commentaries/revelation/16-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. they have spilled ἐξέχεαν (exechean) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1632.htm">Strong's 1632: </a> Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow. [the] blood αἷμα (haima) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. of saints ἁγίων (hagiōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. prophets, προφητῶν (prophētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm">Strong's 4396: </a> From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. You have given δέδωκας (dedōkas) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. blood αἷμα (haima) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. to drink πιεῖν (piein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. as they εἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. deserve.” ἄξιοί (axioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_514.htm">Strong's 514: </a> Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 16:6 For they poured out the blood (Rev. 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