Revelation 17:6
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 17
“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
What Does Revelation 17:6 Mean?
Revelation 17:6 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 17, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 17:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Revelation 7:14“And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”Revelation 16:6“For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.”Revelation 18:24“And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.”Revelation 13:15“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”Isaiah 29:9“Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.”Daniel 7:25“And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”Revelation 2:13“I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.”Revelation 6:4“And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.”Revelation 12:17“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”Revelation 17:3“So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.”Psalms 72:14“He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.”Psalms 94:21“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.”Isaiah 49:26“And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.”Habakkuk 2:12“Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!”Habakkuk 2:15“Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!”Matthew 2:16“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.”Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”Acts 22:20“And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.”2 Timothy 3:3“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”Revelation 12:11“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
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