New American Standard Bible

Darby Bible Translation

The Woman, Israel

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars;

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The Woman and the Dragon

And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

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and she was with child; and she cried out, being in labor and in pain to give birth.

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and being with child she cried, [being] in travail, and in pain to bring forth.

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The Red Dragon, Satan

Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems.

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And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;

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And his tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.

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and his tail draws the third part of the stars of the heaven; and he cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, in order that when she brought forth he might devour her child.

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The Male Child, Christ

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne.

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And she brought forth a male son, who shall shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

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Then the woman fled into the wilderness where she had a place prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

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And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared of God, that they should nourish her there a thousand two hundred [and] sixty days.

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The Angel, Michael

And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war,

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The War in Heaven

And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels;

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and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.

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and he prevailed not, nor was their place found any more in the heaven.

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And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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Then 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, he who accuses them before our God day and night.

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And I heard a great voice in the heaven saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night:

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“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.

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and *they* have overcome him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of the word of their testimony, and have not loved their life even unto death.

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“For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”

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Therefore be full of delight, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great rage, knowing he has a short time.

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And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

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The Dragon Persecutes the Woman

And when the dragon saw that he had been cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which bore the male [child].

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But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

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And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from [the] face of the serpent.

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And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.

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And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be [as] one carried away by a river.

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But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth.

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And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

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So the dragon was enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

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And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.

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Revelation 12

Revelation 12