New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 12
The Woman, Israel
1A greatμέγαmegaG3173signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592appearedG3708in heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772:a womanγυνὴgunēG1135clothedπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēG4016with the sunἥλιον,hēlionG2246,and the moonσελήνηselēnēG4582underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270her feetποδῶνpodōnG4228,and on her headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776a crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735of twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427starsἀστέρωνasterōnG792;
The Red Dragon, Satan
3ThenG2532anotherἄλλοalloG243signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592appearedG3708in heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772:and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,a greatμέγαςmegasG3173redπυρρὸςpurrosG4450dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404havingἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776andtenδέκα,dekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768,and on his headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776weresevenἑπτὰheptaG2033diademsδιαδήματα,diadēmataG1238.
4And his tailοὐρὰouraG3769sweptG4951awayG4951athirdτρίτονtritonG5154of the starsἀστέρωνasterōnG792of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772andthrewἔβαλενebalenG906them to the earthγῆν.gēnG1093. And thedragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404stoodἕστηκενhestēkenG2476beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135who was aboutμελλούσηςmellousēsG3195to giveG5088birthG5088,soἵναinaG2443that whenὅτανhotanG3752she gaveG5088birthG5088he might devourκαταφάγῃ.kataphagēG2719her childτέκνονteknonG5043.
The Male Child, Christ
5Andshe gaveG5088birthG5088to a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,a maleG733child,whoὃςhosG3739is toruleποιμαίνεινpoimaineinG4165allπάνταpantaG3956thenationsἔθνηethnēG1484with a rodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464of ironσιδηρᾷ.sidēraG4603;and her childτέκνονteknonG5043wascaughtἡρπάσθηhērpasthēG726up to GodθεὸνtheonG2316and to His throneθρόνονthrononG2362.
6ThenκαὶkaiG2532the womanγυνὴgunēG1135fledἔφυγενephugenG5343into the wildernessἔρημον,erēmonG2048whereὅπουhopouG3699she hadἔχειecheiG2192a placeτόπονtoponG5117preparedἡτοιμασμένονhētoimasmenonG2090by Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that thereG1563she would be nourishedτρέφωσινtrephōsinG5142foroneχιλίαςchiliasG5507thousandG5507twoδιακοσίαςdiakosiasG1250hundredG1250and sixtyἑξήκοντα.¶hexēkontaG1835daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
The Angel, Michael
9And the greatμέγας,megasG3173dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404was thrownἐβλήθηeblēthēG906down, theserpentὄφιςophisG3789of oldἀρχαῖος,archaiosG744who is calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228andSatanΣατανᾶςSatanasG4567, whodeceivesπλανῶνplanōnG4105the wholeὅλην,holēnG3650worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625; he wasthrownἐβλήθηeblēthēG906down to the earthγῆν,gēnG1093,and his angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32were thrownἐβλήθησαν.eblēthēsanG906down with him.
10ThenG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a loudμεγάληνmegalēnG3173voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,sayingλέγουσαν·legousanG3004, “NowἄρτιartiG737thesalvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991,and the powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411, and thekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of our GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849of His ChristχριστοῦchristouG5547have comeἐγένετοegenetoG1096, for theaccuserG2725of our brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80has been thrownἐβλήθηeblēthēG906down, he who accusesκατηγορῶνkatēgorōnG2723them beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799our GodθεοῦtheouG2316dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and nightνυκτός.nuktosG3571.
11And theyovercameἐνίκησανenikēsanG3528him becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofthe bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of the LambἀρνίουarniouG721and becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofthe wordλόγονlogonG3056of their testimonyμαρτυρίαςmarturiasG3141, and theydid not loveἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25their lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590evenG891whenG891faced with deathθανάτου.thanatouG2288.
12For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223,rejoiceεὐφραίνεσθεeuphrainestheG2165,O heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772and you whodwellσκηνοῦντες.skēnountesG4637in them.WoeοὐαὶouaiG3759to the earthγῆνgēnG1093and the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,becauseG3754the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228has comeκατέβηkatebēG2597downG2597to you, havingἔχωνechōnG2192greatμέγανmeganG3173wrathθυμὸνthumonG2372,knowingG3609that he hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192onlya shortὀλίγονoligonG3641timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540.”
14But thetwoδύοduoG1417wingsπτέρυγεςpterugesG4420of the greatμεγάλου,megalouG3173eagleἀετοῦaetouG105were givenἐδόθησανedothēsanG1325to the womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,soἵναinaG2443that she could flyπέτηταιpetētaiG4072into the wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to her placeτόπονtoponG5117,whereὅπουhopouG3699she was nourishedτρέφεταιtrephetaiG5142fora timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540and timesκαιροὺςkairousG2540and halfἥμισυhēmisuG2255a timeκαιροῦkairouG2540, from thepresenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of the serpentὄφεως.opheōsG3789.
16But the earthγῆgēG1093helpedἐβοήθησενeboēthēsenG997the womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,and the earthγῆgēG1093openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455its mouthστόμαstomaG4750and drankκατέπιενkatepienG2666up the riverποταμὸνpotamonG4215whichὃνhonG3739the dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404pouredἔβαλενebalenG906out of his mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.
17SoG2532the dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404was enragedὠργίσθηōrgisthēG3710with the womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135,and wentG565offG565tomakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160warπόλεμονpolemonG4171with the restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062of herchildrenσπέρματοςspermatosG4690, whokeepτηρούντωνtērountōnG5083the commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andholdἐχόντωνechontōnG2192to the testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.
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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