Psalms 79:10

79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants

be avenged among the nations! ¹ 

Matthew 23:35

23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, ²  whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Romans 8:36

8:36 As it is written, “For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” ³ 

Revelation 16:6

16:6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,

so ⁴  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ⁵ 

Revelation 17:6

17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. ⁶  I ⁷  was greatly astounded ⁸  when I saw her.

Revelation 18:24

18:24 The ⁹  blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, ¹⁰ 

along with the blood ¹¹  of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

¹ tn Heb “may it be known among the nations, to our eyes, the vengeance of the shed blood of your servants.”

² sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Baraciou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).

³ sn A quotation from Ps 44:22.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.

⁵ tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”

⁵ tn Or “of the witnesses to Jesus.” Here the genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) is taken as an objective genitive; Jesus is the object of their testimony.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁷ tn Grk “I marveled a great marvel” (an idiom for great astonishment).

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁷ tn The shift in pronouns from second to third person corresponds to the Greek text.

⁸ tn Grk “and of all.” The phrase “along with the blood” has been repeated from the previous clause for stylistic reasons.