Deuteronomy 32:42-43

42I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and amy sword shall devour flesh
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the blong-haired heads of the enemy.’
43 cRejoice with him, O heavens;
Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text  Rejoice his people, O nations

bow down to him, all gods,
Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods

for he favenges the blood of his children
Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants

and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him
Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks  He repays those who hate him

and cleanses
Or atones for
his people’s land.”
Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew  his land his people

2 Kings 24:4

4and also kfor the innocent blood that he had shed. For he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord would not pardon.

Revelation of John 6:10-11

10They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, lholy and true, mhow long nbefore you will judge and oavenge our blood on pthose who dwell on the earth?” 11Then they were each given qa white robe and rtold to rest a little longer, suntil the number of their fellow servants
Greek  fellow bondservants
and their brothers
Or  brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
vshould be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

Revelation of John 13:10

10 wIf anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
xif anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.
yHere is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

Revelation of John 13:15

15And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not zworship the image of the beast aato be slain.

Revelation of John 17:6-7

6And I saw the woman, drunk abwith the blood of the saints, the blood of acthe martyrs of Jesus.
Greek  the witnesses to Jesus


When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
7But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you aethe mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.

Revelation of John 18:24

24And afin her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of agall who have been slain on earth.”

Revelation of John 19:2

2for ahhis judgments are true and just;
for he has judged aithe great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ajhas avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
Greek bondservants; also verse 5

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