Revelation 12
Revised Standard Version
The Woman and the Dragon
12 And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; 2 she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery. 3 And another portent appeared in heaven; behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems upon his heads. 4 His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, that he might devour her child when she brought it forth; 5 she brought forth a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, 6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which to be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
Michael Defeats the Dragon
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 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. 12 Rejoice then, O heaven and you that dwell therein! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”
The Dragon Fights Again on Earth
13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had borne the male child. 14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. 15 The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with the flood. 16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon had poured from his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus. And he stood[a] on the sand of the sea.
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- Revelation 12:17 Other ancient authorities read And I stood, connecting the sentence with 13.1
Revelation 12
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12 Then kai a great megas sign sēmeion appeared horaō in en · ho heaven ouranos: a woman gynē clothed with periballō the ho sun hēlios, · kai with the ho moon selēnē under hypokatō · ho her autos feet pous, and kai on epi · ho her autos head kephalē was a crown stephanos of twelve dōdeka stars astēr. 2 · kai She was echō pregnant en gastēr and kai was crying out krazō in labor pains ōdinō as kai she struggled basanizō to give birth tiktō. 3 Then kai another allos sign sēmeion appeared horaō in en · ho heaven ouranos: · kai a huge megas red pyrros dragon drakōn that had echō seven hepta heads kephalē and kai ten deka horns keras, and kai on epi · ho its autos heads kephalē were seven hepta crowns diadēma. 4 · kai · ho His autos tail oura swept away syrō a ho third tritos of the ho stars astēr of ho heaven ouranos and kai hurled ballō them autos to eis the ho earth gē. And kai the ho dragon drakōn stood histēmi before enōpion the ho woman gynē who ho was about mellō to give birth tiktō, so that hina when hotan she bore tiktō · ho her autos child teknon he might devour katesthiō it. 5 So kai the woman gave birth tiktō to a son hyios, a male child arsēn, who hos is going mellō to rule poimainō all pas the ho nations ethnos with en an iron sidērous rod rhabdos; but kai her autos child teknon was taken up harpazō · ho to pros · ho God theos and kai to pros · ho his autos throne thronos. 6 Then kai the ho woman gynē fled pheugō into eis the ho wilderness erēmos where hopou a place topos had been prepared hetoimazō for her by apo · ho God theos, so hina they can take care of trephō her autos there ekei for one thousand chilioi two hundred diakosioi and sixty hexēkonta days hēmera.
7 Then kai war polemos broke out ginomai in en · ho heaven ouranos, · ho Michael Michaēl and kai · ho his autos angels angelos fought polemeō against meta the ho dragon drakōn. · kai The ho dragon drakōn and kai his autos angels angelos fought back polemeō, · ho 8 but kai he was not ou strong enough ischuō, and no oude longer eti was a place topos found heuriskō for them autos in en · ho heaven ouranos. 9 And kai the ho great megas dragon drakōn was thrown down ballō, · ho that ho ancient archaios serpent ophis, · ho who ho is called kaleō the devil diabolos and kai · ho Satan Satanas, the ho deceiver planaō of the ho whole holos world oikoumenē— he was thrown down ballō to eis the ho earth gē, and kai · ho his autos angels angelos were thrown down ballō with meta him autos. 10 Then kai I heard akouō a loud megas voice phōnē in en · ho heaven ouranos saying legō, “ Just now arti have come ginomai the ho salvation sōtēria and kai the ho power dynamis and kai the ho kingdom basileia of ho our hēmeis God theos and kai the ho authority exousia of ho his autos Christ Christos, because hoti the ho accuser katēgōr of ho our hēmeis brothers adelphos has been thrown down ballō, the ho one who accuses katēgoreō them autos day hēmera and kai night nyx before enōpion · ho our hēmeis God theos. 11 · kai They autos overcame nikaō him autos by dia the ho blood haima of the ho Lamb arnion and kai by dia the ho word logos of ho their autos testimony martyria, and kai they did not ou love agapaō · ho their autos lives psychē even achri to death thanatos. 12 Therefore dia houtos, rejoice euphrainō, O ho heavens ouranos and kai all who ho dwell skēnoō in en them autos! But woe ouai to you, O ho earth gē and kai · ho sea thalassa, for hoti the ho devil diabolos has come down katabainō to pros you hymeis having echō great megas wrath thumos, because he knows oida that hoti he has echō only a short oligos time kairos!”
13 So kai when hote the ho dragon drakōn saw that hoti he had been thrown down ballō to eis the ho earth gē, he pursued diōkō the ho woman gynē who hostis had given birth tiktō to the ho male child arsēn. 14 But kai the ho woman gynē was given didōmi the ho two dyo wings pteryx of ho a great megas eagle aetos · ho so hina she could fly petomai away into eis the ho wilderness erēmos to eis the ho place topos where hopou she would be taken care of trephō for a time kairos, and kai times kairos, and kai half hēmisys a time kairos, safe from apo the presence prosōpon of the ho serpent ophis. 15 Then kai the ho serpent ophis spouted ballō water hydōr like hōs a river potamos out of ek · ho his autos mouth stoma after opisō the ho woman gynē to hina sweep poieō her autos away poieō by a flood potamophorētos, 16 but kai the ho earth gē came to the help of boētheō the ho woman gynē; · kai the ho ground gē opened up anoigō · ho and kai swallowed katapinō the ho river potamos that hos the ho dragon drakōn had spewed ballō from ek · ho his autos mouth stoma. 17 So kai the ho dragon drakōn became furious orgizō with epi the ho woman gynē and kai went off aperchomai to make poieō war polemos against meta the ho rest loipos of ho her autos children sperma, those ho who keep tēreō the ho commandments entolē of ho God theos and kai hold echō to the ho testimony martyria of Jesus Iēsous.
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