Revelation 12:13

Revelation 12:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
• New International Version (NIV)When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.

Context of Revelation 12:13

11Our brothers and sisters fought against him and they won. They could do this because of the death of the Lamb as a sacrifice. They continued to speak God's true message. They were also ready to die as God's servants. That is why they were able to win against Satan. 12So be happy, everyone who lives in heaven! But terrible trouble will happen to the earth and the sea. The Devil has come down to you now and he is very angry. He knows that he has only a short time to hurt people.’ The dragon realized that they had thrown him down to the earth. So he chased after the woman who had given birth to the baby boy. He wanted to catch her. 14But the woman received the two wings of a very big eagle. Then she could fly to the place in the wilderness that God had prepared for her. In that place God would keep her safe from the big snake. God would take care of her there for a time, times and half a time. 15Then the dragon poured lots of water out of his mouth like a river. He wanted the river of water to carry the woman away.

Revelation 12:13 word by word

Καὶ ὅτε εἶδεν ὁ δράκων ὅτι ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἐδίωξεν τὴν γυναῖκα ἥτις ἔτεκεν τὸν ἄρσενα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• the dragonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the dragonδράκωνdrakōn · dragonG1404
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he was castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• he persecutedδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• the womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• brought forthτίκτωtiktō · to give birth toG5088
• the manἄρρην, ἄρσηνarrhēn arsēn · maleG730

Cross-references for Revelation 12:13

• Revelation 12:4Its tail beat away a third of the stars from the sky. It threw them down on the earth. Then the dragon stood in front of the woman who would soon give birth to her baby. He was waiting there to eat her child as soon as he was born.
• Genesis 3:15I will cause you and the woman to become enemies. Your descendants and her descendants will always be enemies. One of her descendants will attack your head. You will attack his heel.’
• Psalms 37:12Wicked people think about how to hurt righteous people. They show their teeth to frighten good people.
• John 16:33I have told you these things so that you will have peace. You will be like that because you live together with me. In this world, you will have trouble. But be brave! I have destroyed the power of this world.’

Commentaries on Revelation 12:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth - When the heathen party saw that they were no longer supported by the civil power: - He persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child - The heathens persecuted the Christian Church in the behalf of which Divine Providence had raised up a dynasty of Christian Roman emperors.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth - That is, when Satan saw that he was doomed to discomfiture and overthrow, as if he had been cast out of heaven; when he saw that his efforts must be confined to the earth, and that only for a limited time, he “persecuted the woman,” and was more violently enraged against the church on earth. He persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child - See the notes on Revelation 12:5. The child is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 The church and all her friends might well be called to praise God for deliverance from pagan persecution, though other troubles awaited her. The wilderness is a desolate place, and full of serpents and scorpions, uncomfortable and destitute of provisions; yet a place of safety, as well as where one might be alone. But being thus retired could not protect the woman. The flood of water is explained by many to mean the invasions of barbarians…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13when the dragon saw: The scene continues from Revelation 12:9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Resuming from Re 12:6 the thread of the discourse, which had been interrupted by the episode, Re 12:7-12 (giving in the invisible world the ground of the corresponding conflict between light and darkness in the visible world), this verse accounts for her flight into the wilderness (Re 12:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 12:13

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In the dictionaries

• Man-Child
• Adultery
• Earth
• Star
• Apostolic Age
• Astronomy
• Dragon
• Michael
• Revelation of John

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