Revelation 16:6 — Compare Translations

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Because they have poured out the blood of Your people (the saints) and the prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. Such is their due [they deserve it]! [Ps. 79:3.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Because they have poured out the blood of Your people (the saints) and the prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. Such is their due [they deserve it]! [Ps. 79:3.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Because they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, you have given them blood to drink; they deserve it!

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

They have killed your holy people and your prophets. So now you have given them blood to drink. That is the punishment that they deserve.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The people have spilled the blood of your holy people and your prophets. Now you have given those people blood to drink. This is what they deserve."

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

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."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The beast's worshipers have poured out the life's blood of your people and your prophets. So you have given those worshipers blood to drink. That's exactly what they should get."

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.”

English NLT

For your holy people and your prophets have been killed, and their blood was poured out on the earth. So you have given their murderers blood to drink. It is their just reward."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

because they shed the blood of your saints and prophets. They got what they deserved, for you gave them blood to drink!”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For men have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. It is their due!”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for your saints and prophets have been martyred and their blood poured out upon the earth; and now, in turn, you have poured out the blood of those who murdered them; it is their just reward.“

English Tyndale 1537

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