New Living Translation
Revelation 13:7
7And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation.
Revelation 13:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
- New International Version (NIV)It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation,
- New King James Version (NKJV)It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Context of Revelation 13:7
5Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months. 6And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling—that is, those who dwell in heaven. And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation. 8And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made. 9Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.
Read all of Revelation 13Revelation 13:7 word by word
καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι πόλεμον μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ νικῆσαι αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φυλὴν καὶ λαὸν καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ἔθνος.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- it was givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- to makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- warπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
- to overcomeνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
- powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
- overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- kindredsφυλήphulē · tribeG5443
- tonguesγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
- nationsἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
Cross-references for Revelation 13:7
- Revelation 11:7When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them.
- Revelation 12:17And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children—all who keep God’s commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus.
- Daniel 7:21As I watched, this horn was waging war against God’s holy people and was defeating them,
- Daniel 8:24He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does. He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people.
- Daniel 11:36“The king will do as he pleases, exalting himself and claiming to be greater than every god, even blaspheming the God of gods. He will succeed, but only until the time of wrath is completed. For what has been determined will surely take place.
- Daniel 12:1“At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued.
- Revelation 10:11Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”
- Revelation 11:18The nations were filled with wrath, but now the time of your wrath has come. It is time to judge the dead and reward your servants the prophets, as well as your holy people, and all who fear your name, from the least to the greatest. It is time to destroy all who have caused destruction on the earth.”
- Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language.
- Exodus 9:16But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power and to spread my fame throughout the earth.
- Isaiah 10:15But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself?
- Isaiah 37:26“But have you not heard? I decided this long ago. Long ago I planned it, and now I am making it happen. I planned for you to crush fortified cities into heaps of rubble.
- Jeremiah 25:9I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever.
- Jeremiah 27:6Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.
- Jeremiah 51:20“You are my battle-ax and sword,” says the Lord. “With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.
- Daniel 5:18Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, majesty, glory, and honor to your predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar.
Commentaries on Revelation 13:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them - "Who can make any computation," says Bishop Newton, "or even frame any conception, of the numbers of pious Christians who have fallen a sacrifice to the bigotry and cruelty of Rome? Mede upon the place hath observed, from good authorities, that in the war with the Albigenses and Waldenses there perished of these poor creatures in France alone a million. From the first…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And it was given unto him - By the same power that taught him to blaspheme God and his church. See the notes on Revelation 13:2, Revelation 13:5. To make war with the saints - See this fully illustrated in the notes on the parallel passage in Daniel 7:21, and at the end of that chapter, (f). And to overcome them - In those wars. This was abundantly fulfilled in the wars with the Waldenses, the Albigenses, and the other sincere followers of the Saviour in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The beast has power over all the people in the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. power--Greek, "authority." all kindreds ... tongues ... nations--Greek, "every tribe ... tongue ... nation." A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, Andreas, and Primasius add "and people," after "tribe" or "kindred."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 13
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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