KJV King James Version
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
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Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
WEB World English Bible
In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.”
ASV American Standard Version
And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and in her blood of prophets and of saints was found, and of all those who have been slain on the earth.’
Surrounding context — Revelation 18
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῇG846 · autosit/s/heαἷμαG129 · ahimabloodπροφητῶνG4396 · prophētēsprophetκαὶG2532 · kaiandἁγίωνG40 · hagiosholyεὑρέθηG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetκαὶG2532 · kaiandπάντωνG3956 · pasallτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐσφαγμένωνG4969 · sphazōto slaughterἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆς.¶G1093 · gēearth: planet
Cross-references
Revelation 17:6And 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.Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.Jeremiah 51:49As Babylon [hath caused] the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.Revelation 19:2For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.Acts 7:52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:Matthew 23:27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness.Revelation 11:7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.Matthew 23:35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.Daniel 7:21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;Luke 11:47-51Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.1 Thessalonians 2:15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:Jeremiah 2:34Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.Ezekiel 22:9In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.Ezekiel 22:12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
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