Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,
New American Standard Bible
And he laid hold of the
King James Version
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Holman Bible
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan,
International Standard Version
He captured the dragon, that ancient serpent, also known as the Devil and Satan, and tied him up for a thousand years.
A Conservative Version
And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, who leads the whole world astray, and bound him a thousand years.
American Standard Version
And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Amplified
And he overpowered and laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent [of primeval times], who is the devil and Satan, and bound him [securely] for a thousand years (a millennium);
An Understandable Version
And he took hold of the dragon, that old snake, who is the devil or Satan, and chained him up for a thousand years.
Anderson New Testament
And he laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Bible in Basic English
And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan, and put chains on him for a thousand years,
Common New Testament
And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil and satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Darby Translation
And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
Godbey New Testament
And he laid hold on the dragon, who is the old serpent, who is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Goodspeed New Testament
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
John Wesley New Testament
And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Julia Smith Translation
And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
King James 2000
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he seized the dragon--the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan--and bound him [for] a thousand years,
Modern King James verseion
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took the dragon, that old serpent which is the devil and Satan, and he bound him a thousand years:
Moffatt New Testament
he gripped the dragon, that old serpent (who is the devil and Satan), and bound him for a thousand years,
Montgomery New Testament
He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
NET Bible
He seized the dragon -- the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan -- and tied him up for a thousand years.
New Heart English Bible
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Noyes New Testament
And he laid hold of the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Sawyer New Testament
And he took the dragon, which is the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
The Emphasized Bible
and he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is Adversary and the Accuser, and bound him for a thousand years, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and he seized on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Twentieth Century New Testament
He seized the Dragon, the primeval Serpent (who is the 'Devil' or 'Satan'), and bound him in chains for a thousand years.
Webster
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
Weymouth New Testament
He laid hold of the Dragon--the ancient serpent--who is the Devil and the Adversary, and bound him for a thousand years, and hurled him into the bottomless pit.
Williams New Testament
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
World English Bible
He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,
Worrell New Testament
And he seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Worsley New Testament
And he seized the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Themes
Adversary » Satan » Facts concerning
Devil/devils » What satan does
Devil/devils » The devil being cast down to the pit of hell
Devil/devils » The binding and loosening of satan
Dragon » A term applied » To satan
the Dragon » Illustrative » Of the devil
Serpent » Satan » Facts concerning
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
Titles and names of the devil » Old serpent
Titles and names of the devil » Dragon
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » Satan bound for one-thousand years
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Satan Bound For A Thousand Years
1 And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand, 2 and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, 3 and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
Cross References
2 Peter 2:4
For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast them down to Tartarus, did deliver them to judgment, having been reserved,
Revelation 12:9
and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called 'Devil,' and 'the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.
Jude 1:6
messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,
Genesis 3:15
and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
Job 1:7
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'
Job 2:1-2
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.
Isaiah 27:1
In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword -- the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan -- a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan -- a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that is in the sea.
Isaiah 49:24-25
Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered?
Matthew 8:29
and lo, they cried out, saying, 'What -- to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'
Matthew 19:29
and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;
Mark 5:7
and having called with a loud voice, he said, 'What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!'
Luke 11:20-22
but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.
John 12:31
now is a judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast forth;
John 16:11
and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world hath been judged.
Romans 16:20
and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen!
Hebrews 2:14
Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil --
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Revelation 9:11
and they have over them a king -- the messenger of the abyss -- a name is to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon.
Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast forth to the earth, he pursued the woman who did bring forth the male,
Revelation 12:15
and the serpent did cast forth after the woman, out of his mouth, water as a river, that he may cause her to be carried away by the river,
Revelation 12:17
and the dragon was angry against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, those keeping the commands of God, and having the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 13:2
and the beast that I saw was like to a leopard, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion, and the dragon did give to it his power, and his throne, and great authority.
Revelation 13:4
and they did bow before the dragon who did give authority to the beast, and they did bow before the beast, saying, 'Who is like to the beast? who is able to war with it?'