Revelation 18:24

Revelation 18:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”

Context of Revelation 18:24

22The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard in it again. A skilled craftsman—regardless of the type of craft— will never be found in it again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in it again. 23Light from lamps will never shine in it again. Voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in it again. Its merchants were the important people of the world, because all the nations were deceived by its witchcraft. “The blood of prophets, God’s people, and everyone who had been murdered on earth was found in it.”

Revelation 18:24 word by word

καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ αἷμα προφητῶν καὶ ἁγίων εὑρέθη καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐσφαγμένων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• was foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• of prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• of saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that were slainσφάζωsphazō · to slaughterG4969
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093

Cross-references for Revelation 18:24

• Revelation 11:7When the witnesses finish their testimony, the beast which comes from the bottomless pit will fight them, conquer them, and kill them.
• Revelation 16:6You have given them blood to drink because they have poured out the blood of God’s people and prophets. This is what they deserve.”
• Revelation 17:6I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people and of those who testify about Jesus. I was very surprised when I saw her.
• Revelation 19:2His judgments are true and fair. He has condemned the notorious prostitute who corrupted the world with her sexual sins. He has taken revenge on her for the blood of his servants.”
• Jeremiah 2:34You have the blood from poor and innocent people on your clothes. You didn’t kill them for breaking into your home.
• Ezekiel 22:9Some of your people slander. They want to kill people. People who live in you eat food sacrificed to idols at the worship sites on the hills, and they sin sexually.
• Daniel 7:21I saw that horn making war against the holy people and defeating them.
• Matthew 23:27“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed graves that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people’s bones and every kind of impurity.
• Luke 11:47“How horrible it will be for you! You build the monuments for the prophets. But it was your ancestors who murdered them.
• Acts 7:52Was there ever a prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute? They killed those who predicted that a man with God’s approval would come. You have now become the people who betrayed and murdered that man.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and who have persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God. They are enemies of the whole human race
• Jeremiah 51:49Because the people of Babylon have killed many Israelites and because they have killed many people throughout the earth, Babylon must fall.

Commentaries on Revelation 18:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24In her was found the blood of prophets, etc. - She was the persecutor and murderer of prophets and of righteous men. And of all that were slain upon the earth - This refers to her counsels and influence, exciting other nations and people to persecute and destroy the real followers of God. There is no city to which all these things are yet applicable, therefore we may presume that the prophecy remains yet to be fulfilled. Bishop Bale, who applies this, as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And in her - When she came to be destroyed, and her real character was seen. Was found the blood of prophets - Of the public teachers of the true religion. On the word “prophets” see the notes on Revelation 18:20. And of saints - Of the holy. See the notes on Revelation 18:20. And of all that were slain upon the earth - So numerous have been the slain, so constant and bloody have been the persecutions there, that it may be said that all the blood ever…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-24Verses 20-24 That which is matter of rejoicing to the servants of God on earth, is matter of rejoicing to the angels in heaven. The apostles, who are honoured and daily worshipped at Rome in an idolatrous manner, will rejoice in her fall. The fall of Babylon was an act of God's justice. And because it was a final ruin, this enemy should never molest them any more; of this they were assured by a sign. Let us take warning from the things which brought…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24The songs about Babylon's fall (Revelation 18:1–24) end with a description of the city's destruction.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Applied by Christ (Mt 23:35) to apostate Jerusalem, which proves that not merely the literal city Rome, and the Church of Rome (though the chief representative of the apostasy), but the WHOLE of the faithless Church of both the Old and New Testament is meant by Babylon the harlot; just as the whole Church (Old and New Testament) is meant by "the woman" (Re 12:1). As to literal city, Aringhus in Bengel says, Pagan Rome was the "general shambles" for…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Fill
• Foul
• Mighty
• Saint
• Thy
• Bishop
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Religion of
• Judges, Period of
• Micah (1)

Commentaries on Revelation 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings