Psa 116:15, Mat 23:30-36, 1Th 2:15-16, Rev 6:9-11, 17:6, 18:20-24, 19:2 | ESV | STEP | Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints .

Psalms 116:15

15 ^aPrecious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of his ^bsaints.

Matthew 23:30-36

30 saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you are ^csons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 ^dFill up, then, the measure of your fathers. 33 You serpents, ^eyou brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to ^fhell? 34 ^gTherefore ^hI send you ⁱprophets and wise men and ^jscribes, ^ksome of whom you will kill and crucify, and ^lsome you will ^mflog in your synagogues and ⁿpersecute from town to town, 35 so that on you may come all ^othe righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^pAbel to the blood of ^qZechariah the son of Barachiah, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit the son of Barachiah} whom you murdered between ^sthe sanctuary and ^tthe altar. 36 Truly, I say to you, ^uall these things will come upon this generation.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

15 ^vwho killed both the Lord Jesus and ^wthe prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and ^xoppose all mankind 16 ^yby hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved—so as always ^zto fill up the measure of their sins. But ^aawrath has come upon them at last! ^{▼▼Or completely, or forever}

Revelation of John 6:9-11

9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^acthe altar ^adthe souls of those who had been slain ^aefor the word of God and for ^afthe witness they had borne. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, ^agholy and true, ^ahhow long ^aibefore you will judge and ^ajavenge our blood on ^akthose who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then they were each given ^ala white robe and ^amtold to rest a little longer, ^anuntil 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} ^aqshould be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

Revelation of John 17:6

6 And I saw the woman, drunk ^arwith the blood of the saints, the blood of ^asthe martyrs of Jesus. ^{▼▼Greek the witnesses to Jesus}

When I saw her, I marveled greatly.

Revelation of John 18:20-24

20 ^auRejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and ^avapostles and prophets,
for ^awGod has given judgment for you against her!”
21 Then ^axa mighty angel ^aytook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^azthe great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;
22 and ^bathe sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and ^bbthe sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and ^bcthe voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for ^bdyour merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived ^beby your sorcery.
24 And ^bfin her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of ^bgall who have been slain on earth.”

Revelation of John 19:2

2 for ^bhhis judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^bithe great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^bjhas avenged on her the blood of his servants.” ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 5}