Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 12
1AndΚαὶKaiG2532a greatμέγαmegaG3173signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592appearedG3708inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772:a womanγυνὴgunēG1135clothed inπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēG4016theτὸνtonG3588sunἥλιον,hēlionG2246,withκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588moonσελήνηselēnēG4582underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῶνtōnG3588feetποδῶνpodōnG4228andκαὶkaiG2532a crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735of twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427starsἀστέρωνasterōnG792onἐπὶepiG1909herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776.
3ThenΚαὶKaiG2532anotherἄλλοalloG243signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592appearedG3708inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772καὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400:a hugeμέγαςmegasG3173redπυρρὸςpurrosG4450dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404withἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776καὶkaiG2532,tenδέκα,dekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768,andκαὶkaiG2532sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033royal crownsδιαδήματα,diadēmataG1238onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776.
4καὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588tailοὐρὰouraG3769sweptσύρειsureiG4951aτὸtoG3588thirdτρίτονtritonG5154of theτῶνtōnG3588starsἀστέρωνasterōnG792fromτοῦtouG3588theskyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772καὶkaiG2532,hurlingἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν.gēnG1093.AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404stoodἕστηκενhestēkenG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτῆςtēsG3588womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135τῆςtēsG3588who was aboutμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195to give birthτεκεῖν,tekeinG5088,ready toἵναinaG2443devourκαταφάγῃ.kataphagēG2719herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸtoG3588childτέκνονteknonG5043as soon asὅτανhotanG3752she gave birthτέκῃtekēG5088.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532she gave birthἔτεκενetekenG5088to a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,a male childἄρσεν,arsenG730,whoὃςhosG3739willμέλλειmelleiG3195ruleποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165allπάνταpantaG3956theτὰtaG3588nationsἔθνηethnēG1484withἐνenG1722an ironσιδηρᾷ.sidēraG4603scepterῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464.AndκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸtoG3588childτέκνονteknonG5043was caught upἡρπάσθηhērpasthēG726toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532toπρὸςprosG4314Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588throneθρόνονthrononG2362.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135fledἔφυγενephugenG5343intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588wildernessἔρημον,erēmonG2048,whereὅπουhopouG3699ἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316ἔχειecheiG2192had preparedἡτοιμασμένονhētoimasmenonG2090ἐκεῖekeiG1563a placeτόπονtoponG5117forἵναinaG2443herαὐτὴνautēnG846to be nourishedτρέφωσινtrephōsinG5142ἐκεῖekeiG1563for 1,260χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκοντα.¶chilias diakosias hexēkontaG5507G1250G1835daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
The War in Heaven
7ThenΚαὶKaiG2532a warπόλεμοςpolemosG4171broke outἐγένετοegenetoG1096inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ·ouranōG3772ὁhoG3588:MichaelΜιχαὴλMichaēlG3413andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32τοῦtouG3588foughtπολεμῆσαιpolemēsaiG4170againstμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588dragonδράκοντος.drakontosG1404,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32foughtἐπολέμησενepolemēsenG4170back.
9AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588greatμέγας,megasG3173dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404was hurled downἐβλήθηeblēthēG906—thatὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588ancientἀρχαῖος,archaiosG744serpentὄφιςophisG3789ὁhoG3588calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564thedevilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588SatanΣατανᾶςSatanasG4567,theὁhoG3588deceiverπλανῶνplanōnG4105of theτὴνtēnG3588wholeὅλην,holēnG3650worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625.He was hurledἐβλήθηeblēthēG906toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν,gēnG1093,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32ἐβλήθησαν.eblēthēsanG906withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a loudμεγάληνmegalēnG3173voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772sayingλέγουσαν·legousanG3004: “NowἄρτιartiG737have comeἐγένετοegenetoG1096theἡhēG3588salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849of Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588ChristχριστοῦchristouG5547.ForὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588accuserG2725of ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80has been thrown downἐβλήθηeblēthēG906—he whoὁhoG3588accusesκατηγορῶνkatēgorōnG2723themαὐτοὺςautousG846dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532nightνυκτός.nuktosG3571beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ourG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
11καὶkaiG2532TheyαὐτοὶautoiG846have conqueredἐνίκησανenikēsanG3528himαὐτὸνautonG846byδιὰdiaG1223theτὸtoG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of theτοῦtouG3588LambἀρνίουarniouG721andκαὶkaiG2532byδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofτῆςtēsG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846testimonyμαρτυρίαςmarturiasG3141.AndκαὶkaiG2532they did not loveοὐκ ἠγάπησανouk ēgapēsanG3756G25theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588livesψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590so as to shy away fromἄχριachriG891deathθανάτου.thanatouG2288.
12Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223G3778rejoiceεὐφραίνεσθεeuphrainestheG2165,OοἱhoiG3588heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532you whoοἱhoiG3588dwellσκηνοῦντες.skēnountesG4637inἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846! Butwoe toοὐαὶouaiG3759theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281ὅτιhotiG3754;withἔχωνechōnG2192greatμέγανmeganG3173furyθυμὸνthumonG2372theὁhoG3588devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228has come downκατέβηkatebēG2597toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,knowingG1492ὅτιhotiG3754he hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192only a shortὀλίγονoligonG3641timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540.”
The Woman Persecuted
13AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753theὁhoG3588dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754he had been thrownἐβλήθηeblēthēG906toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν,gēnG1093,he pursuedἐδίωξενediōxenG1377theτὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135whoἥτιςhētisG3748had given birthἔτεκενetekenG5088to theτὸνtonG3588maleἄρσενα.arsenaG730child.
14ButκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135was givenἐδόθησανedothēsanG1325αἱhaiG3588twoδύοduoG1417wingsπτέρυγεςpterugesG4420of aτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588greatμεγάλου,megalouG3173eagleἀετοῦaetouG105toἵναinaG2443flyπέτηταιpetētaiG4072fromἀπὸapoG575thepresenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of theτὴνtēnG3588serpentὄφεως.opheōsG3789toεἰςeisG1519herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117inεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048,whereὅπουhopouG3699she was nourishedτρέφεταιtrephetaiG5142ἐκεῖekeiG1563for a timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540,andκαὶkaiG2532timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540,andκαὶkaiG2532halfἥμισυhēmisuG2255a timeκαιροῦkairouG2540.
15ThenκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750theτοῦtouG3588serpentὄφιςophisG3789spewedἔβαλενebalenG906waterὕδωρhudōrG5204likeὡςhōsG5613a riverποταμόν,potamonG4215to overtakeὀπίσωopisōG3694theτῆςtēsG3588womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135andἵναinaG2443sweepποιήσῃ.poiēsēG4160herαὐτὴνautēnG846away in the torrentποταμοφόρητονpotamophorētonG4216.
16ButκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093helpedἐβοήθησενeboēthēsenG997theτῇtēaG3588womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588γῆgēG1093openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455itsαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750καὶkaiG2532to swallow upκατέπιενkatepienG2666theτὸνtonG3588riverποταμὸνpotamonG4215thatὃνhonG3739theὁhoG3588dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404had pouredἔβαλενebalenG906fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοῦtouG3588mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.
17AndG2532theG3588dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404was enragedὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710atG1909theG3588womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135andG2532wentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160warπόλεμονpolemonG4171withμετὰmetaG3326theG3588restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062ofG3588herαὐτῆςautēsG846childrenσπέρματοςspermatosG4690,whoG3588keepτηρούντωνtērountōnG5083theG3588commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785G3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andG2532hold toἐχόντωνechontōnG2192theG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.AndG2532the dragonstoodG2476onG1909theG3588shoreG285of theG3588seaG2281.
Commentaries on Revelation 12
- 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
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