Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for 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.
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,
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,
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
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Watsons
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Satan Bound For A Thousand Years
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 Then he hurled him into the abyss, closed it, and sealed it over him, to keep him from leading the nations astray anymore, until the thousand years are at an end; after that he must be let loose a little while.
Cross References
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but hurled them down to Tartarus and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,
Revelation 12:9
So the huge dragon, the ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.
Jude 1:6
And angels, who did not preserve their original rank but left their proper home, He has kept in everlasting chains under darkness, for the day of judgment,
Matthew 8:29
And they suddenly screamed, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has given up home or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and in addition will be in possession of eternal life.
Mark 5:7
and screamed aloud, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, I beg you, do not torture me."
Luke 11:20-22
But if I by the finger of God am driving the demons out, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
John 12:31
This world is now in process of judgment; the prince of this world is now to be expelled.
John 16:11
about judgment, because the evil ruler of this world has been condemned.
Romans 16:20
Now the peace-giving God will soon crush Satan under your feet. The spiritual blessing of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Hebrews 2:14
Since then the children mentioned share our mortal nature, He too took on Himself a full share of the same, in order that He by His death might put a stop to the power of him who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
1 Peter 5:8
Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you.
Revelation 9:11
They had over them as king the angel of the abyss; in Hebrew he is called Abaddon, in Greek, Apollyon.
Revelation 12:13
When the dragon saw that he had been hurled down to the earth, he started persecuting the woman who had given birth to the male child.
Revelation 12:15
Then the serpent made water, like a river, spout from his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with its torrent.
Revelation 12:17
So the dragon was enraged against the woman, and he went off to make war with the rest of her descendants, who continue to keep God's commands and to bear testimony to Jesus.
Revelation 13:2
The wild beast which I saw was like a leopard, but his feet were like a bear's, and his mouth was like a lion's mouth. To him the dragon gave his own power and throne with great authority.
Revelation 13:4
and worshiped the dragon for giving the wild beast his authority; they also worshiped the wild beast, and said, "Who is there like the wild beast? Who is there to make war on him?"