Revelation 12
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Revelation 12:3-9

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.

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Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 12:3 Rev 12:1; 15:1 ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 12:3 Is 27:1; Rev 12:4, 7, 9, 13, 16f; 13:2, 4, 11; 16:13; 20:2 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 12:3 Rev 13:1; 17:3, 7, 9ff ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 12:3 Dan 7:7, 20, 24; Rev 13:1; 17:12, 16 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 12:3 Rev 13:1; 19:12 ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 12:4 Rev 8:7, 12 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 12:4 Dan 8:10 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 12:4 Is 27:1; Rev 12:3, 7, 9, 13, 16f; 13:2, 4, 11; 16:13; 20:2 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 12:4 Matt 2:16 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 12:5 Is 66:7 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 12:5 Or shepherd ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 12:5 Ps 2:9; Rev 2:27 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 12:5 Or Gentiles ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 12:5 2 Cor 12:2ff ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 12:6 Lit they would nourish her for ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 12:6 Rev 11:3; 13:5 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 12:7 Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; Jude 9 ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 12:7 Rev 12:3 ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 12:7 Matt 25:41 ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 12:9 Rev 12:3 ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 12:9 Gen 3:1; 2 Cor 11:3; Rev 12:15; 20:2 ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 12:9 Matt 4:10; 25:41 ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 12:9 Rev 13:14; 20:3, 8, 10 ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 12:9 Lit inhabited earth ↩
  25. 25. Revelation 12:9 Luke 10:18; John 12:31 ↩

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