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
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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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