Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
KJV
καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ αἷμα προφητῶν καὶ ἁγίων εὑρέθη καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐσφαγμένων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Greek NT
Et in ea sanguis prophetarum et sanctorum inventus est : et omnium qui interfecti sunt in terra.
Vulgate
And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.
ASV
And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αἷμα
aima
noun · 97×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σφάζω
sphazo
verb · 10×
ἅγιος
agios
adjective · 233×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: αἷμα | WH/Treg/NIV: αἷμα | RP: αἵματα
- αἷμα — SBLGNT
- αἷμα — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- αἵματα — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2642The Revelation of "what must soon take place," the Apocalypse, is borne along by the songs of the heavenly liturgy127 but also by the intercession of the "witnesses" (martyrs).128 The prophets and the saints, all those who were slain on earth for their witness to Jesus, the vast throng of those who, having come through the great tribulation, have gone before us into the Kingdom…
§101In the political sphere, it must be noted that truthfulness in the relations between those governing and those governed, openness in public administration, impartiality in the service of the body politic, respect for the rights of political adversaries, safeguarding the rights of the accused against summary trials and convictions, the just and honest use of public funds, the re…
Cross-references
- Acts 7:52 — Which 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:
- Dan 7:21 — I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
- Dan 7:25 — And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times a
- Ezek 35:6 — Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
- Heb 12:4 — Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
- Jer 51:24 — And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD.
- Jer 51:49 — As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth.
- Matt 23:27 — Woe 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.
- Matt 23:35 — That 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.
- Matt 23:35 — That 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.
- Ps 72:4 — He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
- Rev 6:10 — 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?
- Rev 11:7 — And 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.
- Rev 13:15 — And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
- Rev 16:6 — For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
- Rev 16:6 — For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
- Rev 17:6 — 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.
- Rev 19:2 — For 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.