Revelation 12:11

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Revelation 12:11

9So that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him. 10Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority of his Christ, have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, the one who accuses them day and night before our God, has been thrown down. But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. 12Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them! But woe to the earth and the sea because the devil has come down to you! He is filled with terrible anger, for he knows that he only has a little time!” 13Now when the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

Revelation 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 2:7The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will permit him to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.’
• Revelation 3:5The one who conquers will be dressed like them in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, but will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.
• John 16:33I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage – I have conquered the world.”
• Romans 8:33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus 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 live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards,
• Ephesians 6:13For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!
• Hebrews 2:14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
• 1 John 2:13I am writing to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that you have conquered the evil one.
• 1 John 4:4You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
• 1 John 5:5Now who is the person who has conquered the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
• Revelation 7:10They were shouting out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, to the one seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
• Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and here was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
• Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: “Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over 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

Topics related to Revelation 12:11

• Atonement
• Blood
• Jesus Continued
• Lamb of God
• Martyrdom
• Persecution
• Satan
• Self-Denial
• Temptation
• Testimony
• Vision
• War

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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