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

9This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. 10Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth— the one who accuses them before our God day and night. 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. 12Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time.” 13When 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 2:7“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.
• Revelation 3:5All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.
• John 16:33I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
• Romans 8:33Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:57But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 10:3We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do.
• Ephesians 6:13Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
• Hebrews 2:14Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.
• 1 John 2:13I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one.
• 1 John 4:4But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
• 1 John 5:5And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
• Revelation 7:10And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”
• Revelation 14:1Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
• Revelation 15:3And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, 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

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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• Revelation of John
• testimony, testify, witness, eyewitness, evidence

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