English Standard Version
Revelation 12:11
11And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
Revelation 12:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
Context of Revelation 12:11
9And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. 12Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!" 13And 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.
Read all of Revelation 12Revelation 12:11 word by word
καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐνίκησαν αὐτὸν διὰ τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀρνίου καὶ διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς μαρτυρίας αὐτῶν καὶ οὐκ ἠγάπησαν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῶν ἄχρι θανάτου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- overcameνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the bloodὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
- of the Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721
- the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
- they lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
- notοὐou · noG3756
- livesψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
- untoἄχριachri achris · untilG891
- the deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
Cross-references for Revelation 12:11
- Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.'
- Revelation 3:5The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
- John 16:33I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
- Romans 8:33Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- 1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.
- Ephesians 6:13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Hebrews 2:14Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
- 1 John 2:13I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.
- 1 John 4:4Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:5Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
- Revelation 7:10and crying out with a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
- Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
Commentaries on Revelation 12:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb - Here is given the reason why the followers of Christ prevailed at this time against all their adversaries. It was because they fought against the dragon in the armor of God. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb - by proclaiming salvation to sinners through Christ crucified, and by their continual intercession at the throne of grace for the conversion of the heathen world. And by the word of their…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And they overcame him - That is, he was foiled in his attempt thus to destroy the church. The reference here, undoubtedly, is primarily to the martyr age and to the martyr spirit; and the meaning is, that religion had not become extinct by these accusations, as Satan hoped it would be, but lived and triumphed. By their holy lives, by their faithful testimony, by their patient sufferings, they showed that all these accusations were false, and that the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 The attempts of the dragon proved unsuccessful against the church, and fatal to his own interests. The seat of this war was in heaven; in the church of Christ, the kingdom of heaven on earth. The parties were Christ, the great Angel of the covenant, and his faithful followers; and Satan and his instruments. The strength of the church is in having the Lord Jesus for the Captain of their salvation. Pagan idolatry, which was the worship of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Satan's defeat encourages Christians who, like those in Revelation, do not fear death (see John 12:24–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. they--emphatic in the Greek. "They" in particular. They and they alone. They were the persons who overcame. overcame--(Ro 8:33, 34, 37; 16:20). him--(1Jo 2:14, 15). It is the same victory (a peculiarly Johannean phrase) over Satan and the world which the Gospel of John describes in the life of Jesus, his Epistle in the life of each believer, and his Apocalypse in the life of the Church. by, &c.--Greek (dia to haima; accusative, not genitive case, as…Read the comment
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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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