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The Woman Persecuted

Revelation 12:15

In 9 translations

BSB
Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
KJV
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
WEB
The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
ASV
And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
LSV
and the serpent cast forth out of his mouth water as a river after the woman, that he may cause her to be carried away by the river,
YLT
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,
DBY
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.
DRC
And the serpent cast out of his mouth after the woman, water as it were a river; that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.
GNV
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman, like a flood, that he might cause her to be caried away of the flood.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read αὐτὴν (“her”); Textus Receptus read ταὐτὴν (“this [one]”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place ὀπίσω elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place τῆς elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place γυναικὸς elsewhere in this verse.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὄφις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμόν, ἵνα αὐτὴν ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ.
RP2018
Καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὄφις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμόν, ἵνα αὐτὴν ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὄφις ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμόν, ἵνα ταύτην ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ.
SCR1894
και εβαλεν ο οφις οπισω της γυναικος εκ του στοματος αυτου υδωρ ως ποταμον ινα ταυτην ποταμοφορητον ποιηση

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 8:7the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates — the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
  • Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
  • Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
  • Psalms 65:7You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
  • Psalms 93:3–4The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. Above the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is majestic.
  • Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
  • Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

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