Revelation 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.”
Revelation 17:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I wondered, when I had seen her, with great admiration.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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 a great wonder.
- DARBYDarby
- And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I wondered, seeing her, with great wonder.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the saints, and from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus, and I did wonder ; having seen her ; with great wonder;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus; when I saw her, I was greatly astonished.
Context: Revelation 17
4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6And 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.
7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
About Revelation 17: The Great Prostitute and the Beast
This chapter describes the great prostitute, who represents the false religion and deception of the end times. The chapter also describes the beast, who represents the political and economic power of evil. The chapter warns against being influenced by the false religion and encourages faithfulness to God.
Commentary
Revelation 17 is a chapter that speaks of the great harlot, Babylon, and her destruction. This chapter is a continuation of the vision that John had in Revelation 16, where he saw the seven angels pouring out the seven bowls of God's wrath. In this chapter, John is given a vision of a woman riding a scarlet beast, which is identified as the great harlot, Babylon. The woman is described as being adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls, and she is holding a golden cup filled with abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.