⁹ But when ^(A)the archangel ^(B)Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing ^(C)about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ^(D)“The Lord rebuke you.”

² And the Lord said to Satan, ^(A)“The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has ^(B)chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this ^(C)a brand^[a] plucked from the fire?”

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

⁷ Now war arose in heaven, ^(A)Michael and ^(B)his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back,

^11 (A)whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord.

The Time of the End

12 “At that time shall arise ^(A)Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And ^(B)there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, ^(C)everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.

⁶ and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but ^(A)no one knows the place of his burial to this day.

²¹ But I will tell you ^(A)what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except ^(B)Michael, your prince.

¹⁶ For ^(A)the Lord himself will descend ^(B)from heaven ^(C)with a cry of command, with the voice of ^(D)an archangel, and ^(E)with the sound of the trumpet of God. And ^(F)the dead in Christ will rise first.

^13 (A)The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me ^(B)twenty-one days, but ^(C)Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,