New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 12:3-17
3ThenG2532 1anotherG243 signG4592 appearedG3708 in heavenG3772: and beholdG2400, a greatG3173 redG4450 2dragonG1404 havingG2192 3sevenG2033 headsG2776 and 4tenG1176 hornsG2768, and on his headsG2776 were 5sevenG2033 diademsG1238. 4And his tailG3769 sweptG4951 awayG4951 a 6thirdG5154 of the starsG792 of heavenG3772 and 7threwG906 them to the earthG1093. And the 8dragonG1404 stoodG2476 beforeG1799 the womanG1135 who was aboutG3195 to giveG5088 birthG5088, soG2443 that whenG3752 she gaveG5088 birthG5088 9he might devourG2719 her childG5043. 5And 10she gaveG5088 birthG5088 to a sonG5207, a maleG733 child, whoG3739 is to 1112ruleG4165 allG3956 the 13nationsG1484 with a rodG4464 of ironG4603; and her childG5043 was 14caughtG726 up to GodG2316 and to His throneG2362. 6ThenG2532 the womanG1135 fledG5343 into the wildernessG2048 whereG3699 she hadG2192 a placeG5117 preparedG2090 by GodG2316, soG2443 that thereG1563 15she would be nourishedG5142 for 16oneG5507 thousandG5507 twoG1250 hundredG1250 and sixtyG1835 daysG2250.
7And there was warG4171 in heavenG3772, 17MichaelG3413 and his angelsG32 wagingG4170 warG4171 with the 18dragonG1404. The dragonG1404 and 19his angelsG32 wagedG4170 warG4171, 8and they were not strongG2480 enoughG2480, and there was noG3761 longerG2089 a placeG5117 foundG2147 for them in heavenG3772. 9And the greatG3173 20dragonG1404 was thrownG906 down, the 21serpentG3789 of oldG744 who is calledG2564 the devilG1228 and 22SatanG4567, who 23deceivesG4105 the wholeG3650 24worldG3625; he was 25thrownG906 down to the earthG1093, and his angelsG32 were thrownG906 down with him. 10ThenG2532 I heardG191 26a loudG3173 voiceG5456 in heavenG3772, sayingG3004,
“NowG737 the 27salvationG4991, and the powerG1411, and the 28kingdomG932 of our GodG2316 and the authorityG1849 of His ChristG5547 have comeG1096, for the 29accuserG2725 of our brethrenG80 has been thrownG906 down, he who accusesG2723 them beforeG1799 our GodG2316 dayG2250 and nightG3571. 11And they 30overcameG3528 him becauseG1223 of 31the bloodG129 of the LambG721 and becauseG1223 of 32the wordG3056 of their testimonyG3141, and they 33did not loveG25 their lifeG5590 evenG891 34whenG891 faced with deathG2288. 12For thisG3778 reasonG1223, 35rejoiceG2165, O heavensG3772 and 36you who 37dwellG4637 in them. 38WoeG3759 to the earthG1093 and the seaG2281, becauseG3754 39the devilG1228 has comeG2597 downG2597 to you, havingG2192 greatG3173 wrathG2372, knowingG3609 that he hasG2192 only 40a shortG3641 timeG2540.”
13And whenG3753 the 41dragonG1404 sawG3708 that he was thrownG906 down to the earthG1093, he persecutedG1377 42the womanG1135 whoG3748 gaveG5088 birthG5088 to the maleG733 child. 14But the 43twoG1417 wingsG4420 of the greatG3173 eagleG105 were givenG1325 to the womanG1135, soG2443 that she could flyG4072 44into the wildernessG2048 to her placeG5117, whereG3699 she was nourishedG5142 for 45a timeG2540 and timesG2540 and halfG2255 a timeG2540, from the 46presenceG4383 of the serpentG3789. 15And the 47serpentG3789 48pouredG906 waterG5204 likeG5613 a riverG4215 out of his mouthG4750 afterG3694 the womanG1135, soG2443 that he might causeG4160 her to be sweptG4216 awayG4216 with the floodG4216. 1649But the earthG1093 helpedG997 the womanG1135, and the earthG1093 openedG455 its mouthG4750 and drankG2666 up the riverG4215 whichG3739 the dragonG1404 50pouredG906 out of his mouthG4750. 17SoG2532 the dragonG1404 was enragedG3710 with the womanG1135, and wentG565 offG565 to 51makeG4160 warG4171 with the restG3062 of her 5253childrenG4690, who 54keepG5083 the commandmentsG1785 of GodG2316 and 55holdG2192 to the testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 12:3 Rev 12:1; 15:1 ↩
- 2. Revelation 12:3 Is 27:1; Rev 12:4, 7, 9, 13, 16f; 13:2, 4, 11; 16:13; 20:2 ↩
- 3. Revelation 12:3 Rev 13:1; 17:3, 7, 9ff ↩
- 4. Revelation 12:3 Dan 7:7, 20, 24; Rev 13:1; 17:12, 16 ↩
- 5. Revelation 12:3 Rev 13:1; 19:12 ↩
- 6. Revelation 12:4 Rev 8:7, 12 ↩
- 7. Revelation 12:4 Dan 8:10 ↩
- 8. Revelation 12:4 Is 27:1; Rev 12:3, 7, 9, 13, 16f; 13:2, 4, 11; 16:13; 20:2 ↩
- 9. Revelation 12:4 Matt 2:16 ↩
- 10. Revelation 12:5 Is 66:7 ↩
- 11. Revelation 12:5 Or shepherd ↩
- 12. Revelation 12:5 Ps 2:9; Rev 2:27 ↩
- 13. Revelation 12:5 Or Gentiles ↩
- 14. Revelation 12:5 2 Cor 12:2ff ↩
- 15. Revelation 12:6 Lit they would nourish her for ↩
- 16. Revelation 12:6 Rev 11:3; 13:5 ↩
- 17. Revelation 12:7 Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; Jude 9 ↩
- 18. Revelation 12:7 Rev 12:3 ↩
- 19. Revelation 12:7 Matt 25:41 ↩
- 20. Revelation 12:9 Rev 12:3 ↩
- 21. Revelation 12:9 Gen 3:1; 2 Cor 11:3; Rev 12:15; 20:2 ↩
- 22. Revelation 12:9 Matt 4:10; 25:41 ↩
- 23. Revelation 12:9 Rev 13:14; 20:3, 8, 10 ↩
- 24. Revelation 12:9 Lit inhabited earth ↩
- 25. Revelation 12:9 Luke 10:18; John 12:31 ↩
- 26. Revelation 12:10 Rev 11:15 ↩
- 27. Revelation 12:10 Rev 7:10 ↩
- 28. Revelation 12:10 Rev 11:15 ↩
- 29. Revelation 12:10 Job 1:11; 2:5; Zech 3:1; Luke 22:31; 1 Pet 5:8 ↩
- 30. Revelation 12:11 John 16:33; 1 John 2:13; Rev 15:2 ↩
- 31. Revelation 12:11 Rev 7:14 ↩
- 32. Revelation 12:11 Rev 6:9 ↩
- 33. Revelation 12:11 Luke 14:26; Rev 2:10 ↩
- 34. Revelation 12:11 Lit to death ↩
- 35. Revelation 12:12 Ps 96:11; Is 44:23; Rev 18:20 ↩
- 36. Revelation 12:12 Rev 13:6 ↩
- 37. Revelation 12:12 Or tabernacle ↩
- 38. Revelation 12:12 Rev 8:13 ↩
- 39. Revelation 12:12 Rev 12:9 ↩
- 40. Revelation 12:12 Rev 10:6 ↩
- 41. Revelation 12:13 Rev 12:3 ↩
- 42. Revelation 12:13 Rev 12:5 ↩
- 43. Revelation 12:14 Ex 19:4; Deut 32:11; Is 40:31 ↩
- 44. Revelation 12:14 Rev 12:6 ↩
- 45. Revelation 12:14 Dan 7:25; 12:7 ↩
- 46. Revelation 12:14 Lit face ↩
- 47. Revelation 12:15 Gen 3:1; 2 Cor 11:3; Rev 12:9; 20:2 ↩
- 48. Revelation 12:15 Lit threw ↩
- 49. Revelation 12:16 Lit And ↩
- 50. Revelation 12:16 Lit threw ↩
- 51. Revelation 12:17 Rev 11:7; 13:7 ↩
- 52. Revelation 12:17 Lit seed ↩
- 53. Revelation 12:17 Gen 3:15 ↩
- 54. Revelation 12:17 1 John 2:3; Rev 14:12 ↩
- 55. Revelation 12:17 Rev 1:2; 6:9; 14:12; 19:10 ↩
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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