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Revelation 12:17

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Spiritual warfare

15 Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.

16 But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.

And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
KJV
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
WEB
The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony.
ASV
And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:
DARBY
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.
BLB
And the dragon was angry over the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her seed, those keeping the commandments of God and having the testimony of Jesus. And he stood upon the sand of the sea.
ÅB
Og dragen ble vred på kvinnen og dro avsted for å føre krig mot de andre av hennes slekt, dem som holder Guds bud og har Jesu vitnesbyrd.
OTB
Da ble dragen rasende på kvinnen og gikk av sted for å føre krig mot resten av hennes avkom, de som holder Guds bud og holder fast ved sitt vitnesbyrd om Jesus.
B1930
Og dragen blev vred på kvinnen og drog avsted for å føre krig mot de andre av hennes ætt, dem som holder Guds bud og har Jesu vidnesbyrd.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 14:12

    Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

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  • Genesis 3:15

    And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

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  • Revelation 19:10

    So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

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  • Revelation 1:2

    who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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  • Revelation 6:9

    And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

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  • Revelation 11:7

    When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.

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  • Revelation 13:7

    Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

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  • Daniel 7:23–26

    This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.

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