Revelation 12:9
7 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
8 But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels.
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.
11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- KJV
- And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
- WEB
- The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he 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.
- ASV
- And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And the great dragon was thrown [out], the ancient serpent who is called the Devil and Satan, deceiving the whole world. He was thrown to the earth, and his angels were thrown with him.
- ÅB
- Og den store drage ble kastet ned, den gamle slange, han som kalles djevelen og Satan, han som forfører hele jorderike; han ble kastet ned på jorden, og hans engler ble kastet ned med ham.
- OTB
- Den store dragen ble kastet ned, den gamle slangen som kalles djevelen, eller Satan, som bedrar hele verden. Han ble kastet ned til jorden, og hans engler med ham.
- B1930
- Og den store drage blev kastet ned, den gamle slange, han som kalles djevelen og Satan, han som forfører hele jorderike; han blev kastet ned på jorden, og hans engler blev kastet ned med ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 10:18
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Read in contextJohn 12:31
Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
Read in contextRevelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Read in context1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:12
How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.
Read in contextRevelation 20:2–3
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Read in contextJob 2:1–2
On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
Read in context