REV 16:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Because they killed those who obeyed God and killed the prophets and poured out their blood, you have also given blood to them to drink. It’s what they deserve.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Because they poured out the blood of the saints and prophets,
⇔  you have also given blood to them to drink;
⇔  they are worthy.”

UST The people who rebelled against you murdered your holy people and the prophets. So you are just in punishing them by giving them blood to drink.”

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

BLB because they have poured out the blood of saints and of prophets, and You have given to them blood to drink, they are worthy."

AICNT for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you {have given}[fn] them blood to drink; [[for]][fn] they are deserving.”

16:6, have given: A(02) C(04) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Later manuscripts read “gave.” 𝔓47 ℵ(01) BYZ TR

16:6, for: Later manuscripts add. TR

OEB for men shed the blood of Christ’s people and of the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve.”

WEBBE For they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”

WMBB For they poured out the blood of holy ones and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”

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

LSV because they poured out [the] blood of holy ones and prophets, and You gave to them blood to drink, for they are worthy”;

FBV These people shed the blood of believers. Now you've given them blood to drink, as they deserve!”

TCNT For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
⇔ and yoʋ have given them blood to drink;
⇔ it is what they deserve.”

T4T The rebellious people murdered your holy people and prophets. So you are just in punishing them by giving them blood to drink. This is what they deserve!”

LEB • because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink;
• they are deserving!”

BBE 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.

Moff They poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink! They deserve it!"

Wymth 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."

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

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

YLT because blood of saints and prophets they did pour out, and blood to them Thou didst give to drink, for they are worthy;'

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

RV for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.
(for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou/you given them to drink: they are worthy. )

SLT 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.

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

KJB-1769 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
(For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou/you hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. )

KJB-1611 For they haue shedde the blood of Saints and Prophets, and thou hast giuen them blood to drinke: for they are worthy.
(For they have shedde the blood of Saints and Prophets, and thou/you hast given them blood to drinke: for they are worthy.)

Bshps For they shed out the blood of saintes and prophetes, and therfore hast thou geuen them blood to drynke: for they are worthie.
(For they shed out the blood of saints and prophets, and therefore hast thou/you given them blood to drink: for they are worthie.)

Gnva For they shed the blood of the Saints, and Prophets, and therefore hast thou giuen them blood to drinke: for they are worthy.
(For they shed the blood of the Saints, and Prophets, and therefore hast thou/you given them blood to drinke: for they are worthy. )

Cvdl for they shed the bloude of sayntes, and prophetes, and therfore hast thou geuen them bloude to drynke: for they are worthy.
(for they shed the blood of saints, and prophets, and therefore hast thou/you given them blood to drink: for they are worthy.)

TNT for they shed out the bloude of sayntes and prophettes and therfore hast thou geven them bloud to drynke: for they are worthy.
(for they shed out the blood of saints and prophettes and therefore hast thou/you given them blood to drink: for they are worthy. )

Wycl for thei schedden out the blood of halewis and prophetis, and thou hast youun to hem blood to drinke; for thei ben worthi.
(for they shed out the blood of halewis and prophets, and thou/you hast given to hem blood to drinke; for they been worthi.)

Luth Denn sie haben das Blut der Heiligen und der Propheten vergossen, und Blut hast du ihnen zu trinken gegeben; denn sie sind‘s wert.
(Because they/she/them have the blood the/of_the saints/holy_ones and the/of_the prophet(s) shed(v), and blood have you(sg) to_them to/for drink(v) given; because/than they/she/them are value/worth.)

ClVg quia sanguinem sanctorum et prophetarum effuderunt, et sanguinem eis dedisti bibere: digni enim sunt.[fn]
(because blood holy_place and of_the_prophets they_poured_out, and blood to_them you_gave to_drink: worthy because are. )

16.6 Et sanguinem eis dedisti bibere. Id est, æternam pœnam pro effusione sanguinis, in qua promerenda sunt delectati.

16.6 And blood to_them you_gave to_drink. That it_is, eternal punishment for poured_outone blood, in/into/on which promerenda are delighted.

UGNT ὅτι αἷμα ἁγίων καὶ προφητῶν ἐξέχεαν, καὶ αἷμα αὐτοῖς ἔδωκας πιεῖν; ἄξιοί εἰσιν.
(hoti haima hagiōn kai profaʸtōn exeⱪean, kai haima autois edōkas piein; axioi eisin.)

SBL-GNT ὅτι αἷμα ἁγίων καὶ προφητῶν ἐξέχεαν, καὶ αἷμα αὐτοῖς ⸀δέδωκας πιεῖν· ἄξιοί εἰσιν.
(hoti haima hagiōn kai profaʸtōn exeⱪean, kai haima autois ⸀dedōkas piein; axioi eisin.)

RP-GNT ὅτι αἷμα ἁγίων καὶ προφητῶν ἐξέχεαν, καὶ αἷμα αὐτοῖς ἔδωκας πιεῖν· ἄξιοί εἰσιν.
(hoti haima hagiōn kai profaʸtōn exeⱪean, kai haima autois edōkas piein; axioi eisin.)

TC-GNT ὅτι αἷμα ἁγίων καὶ προφητῶν ἐξέχεαν,
⇔ καὶ αἷμα αὐτοῖς [fn]ἔδωκας [fn]πιεῖν·
⇔ [fn]ἄξιοί εἰσι.
(hoti haima hagiōn kai profaʸtōn exeⱪean,
⇔ kai haima autois edōkas piein;
⇔ axioi eisi. )

16:6 εδωκας 𝔐^A,C,K [94.5%] ¦ δεδωκας NA SBL TH WH [2.3%]

16:6 πιειν 𝔐^A,C,K [99.1%] ¦ πειν WH [0.5%]

16:6 αξιοι 𝔐^A,C,K [91.3%] ¦ αξιοι γαρ TR [2.8%]

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:1–21: The angels poured the seven bowls

In this section, each of the seven angels in turn poured God’s wrath from his bowl. Each angel caused a different plague to happen on the earth. The people of the earth suffered greatly from the plagues, but they refused to repent.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

The seven angels poured God’s wrath from seven bowls

The seven bowls of God’s anger

16:6a

For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets,

For they spilled/poured the blood of your believers and prophets,
Indeed, those people killed your holy people and your spokespeople,

For: This conjunction probably introduces an explanation. The BSB and some English versions use the conjunction For. Other English versions allow the context to indicate that it is an explanation. They do not explicitly translate the Greek conjunction. For example:

They poured out the blood of God’s people…. (GNT)

they have spilled the blood: The Greek word that the BSB translates as spilled is literally “poured out.” Both the Greek and the English phrase indicates that someone killed these believers because they believed in Jesus. God holds him or her or them responsible for killing these believers.

The use of the word blood is important here because it is used again in 16:6b. Other ways to translate this clause are:

they spilt the blood (NJB)

They poured out the blood (GNT)

They took the life-blood

In some languages a literal translation would not refer to killing. If that is true in your language, you should include that meaning in your translation. For example:

they killed them so that their blood poured out

they: This pronoun refers here to the people who had the mark of the beast (16:2).

saints and prophets: In the New Testament, the word saints refers generally to all believers. The prophets are a group of believers who prophesied.

saints: The Greek word that the BSB translates as saints means “holy ones.” The word refers to all believers. For example:

God’s people (GNT)

See how you translated this word in 5:8 or 14:12.

prophets: A prophet is a person to whom God gives a message. The message (often called a “prophecy”) may include a vision, as in Ezekiel 1 and Daniel 8. A prophecy may reveal something about past events, current events, or future events. The prophet speaks God’s message to the people or writes it down for their use. See how you translated this word in 2:20 or 11:18.

16:6b

and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

and you gave to them blood to drink, as/since they have earned that punishment.”
so you gave to them blood to drink. This punishment is what they deserve.”

You have given them blood to drink: This clause refers to the third plague (16:4).

as they deserve: The word deserve refers to earning or being worthy of something. Since the people had killed believers, they deserved to receive punishment. For example:

It is their due! (RSV)

It is what they should get

Parallel REV 16:6

Section 16:1–21: The angels poured the seven bowls

16:6a

16:6b