Revelation 12:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then another sign appeared in heaven: a large fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on its heads.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the appead another wonder in heaven; and behold a gat d dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} there was seen{G3700} another{G243} sign{G4592} in{G1722} heaven:{G3772} and{G2532} behold,{G2400} a great{G3173} red{G4450} dragon,{G1404} having{G2192} seven{G2033} heads{G2776} and{G2532} ten{G1176} horns,{G2768} and{G2532} upon{G1909} his{G846} heads{G2776} seven{G2033} diadems.{G1238}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} there appeared{G3700}{(G5681)} another{G243} wonder{G4592} in{G1722} heaven{G3772}; and{G2532} behold{G2400}{(G5628)} a great{G3173} red{G4450} dragon{G1404}, having{G2192}{(G5723)} seven{G2033} heads{G2776} and{G2532} ten{G1176} horns{G2768}, and{G2532} seven{G2033} crowns{G1238} upon{G1909} his{G846} heads{G2776}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And ther appered another wonder in heven for beholde a gret red drago havynge.vii. heddes and ten hornes and crounes vpo his heddes:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And there appeared another token in heauen, and beholde a greate reed dragon, hauinge seuen heades, and ten hornes and seue crownes vpo his heades:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And there appeared another wonder in heaue: for beholde, a great red dragon hauing seuen heads, and ten hornes, and seuen crownes vpon his heads:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there appeared another wonder in heauen, for beholde, a great redde dragon, hauing seuen heades, and tenne hornes, and seuen crownes vpon his heades.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And there was seen another sign in heaven; a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadem crowns.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 12:9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  • Rev 17:12 : 12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings for one hour along with the beast.
  • Rev 17:16 : 16 The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her with fire.
  • Isa 27:1 : 1 On that day, the LORD will punish with his fierce, great, and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.
  • Dan 7:20 : 20 And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up, before which three fell—the horn that had eyes and a mouth speaking great things, and whose appearance was greater than the others.
  • Rev 12:1 : 1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
  • Rev 12:4 : 4 Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.
  • Rev 20:2 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
  • Dan 7:24 : 24 The ten horns represent ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. Another king, different from the previous ones, will rise after them and will subdue three kings.
  • Rev 19:12 : 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knows except Himself.
  • Rev 17:7 : 7 Then the angel said to me, 'Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.'
  • Rev 17:9-9 : 9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. When he does come, he must remain for only a short time.
  • Rev 16:13 : 13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
  • Rev 17:3-4 : 3 Then he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.
  • Rev 12:17-13:4 : 17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus. 18 And I stood on the sand of the seashore. 1 Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, and on its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were names of blasphemy. 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 One of the beast's heads appeared to have been fatally wounded, but its mortal wound was healed. The whole earth marveled and followed the beast. 4 They worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"
  • Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, as in generations long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces and pierced the dragon?
  • Dan 2:42 : 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.
  • Dan 7:7-8 : 7 After this, I saw in the visions of the night a fourth beast, terrifying, dreadful, and exceedingly strong. It had large iron teeth and devoured, crushed, and trampled the remainder with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns. 8 I was considering the horns, and behold, another horn, a small one, came up among them. Three of the first horns were uprooted before it. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking great things.
  • Isa 9:15 : 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Rev 12:4-10
    7 verses
    88%

    4 Its tail swept a third of the stars from the sky and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.

    5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched up to God and to His throne.

    6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God to be taken care of for 1,260 days.

    7 Then there was a war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

    8 But they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place for them in heaven.

    9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

    10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Messiah. For the accuser of our siblings, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.'

  • Rev 12:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

    2 She was pregnant and cried out in labor, in the agony of giving birth.

  • Rev 12:12-17
    6 verses
    83%

    12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.

    13 When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

    14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle so that she might fly to the wilderness, to her place where she is nourished for a time, times, and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach.

    15 Then, out of his mouth, the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the flood.

    16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

    17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.

  • Rev 13:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    1 Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, and on its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were names of blasphemy.

    2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.

    3 One of the beast's heads appeared to have been fatally wounded, but its mortal wound was healed. The whole earth marveled and followed the beast.

    4 They worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"

    5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant words and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for forty-two months.

  • Rev 17:3-10
    8 verses
    78%

    3 Then he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

    4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.

    5 On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.'

    6 I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I was utterly amazed.

    7 Then the angel said to me, 'Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.'

    8 The beast you saw was, and is not, and is about to ascend from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who dwell on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will marvel when they see the beast, because it was, is not, and yet is.

    9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

    10 They are also seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. When he does come, he must remain for only a short time.

  • Rev 13:11-13
    3 verses
    77%

    11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.

    12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.

    13 It performs great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of the people.

  • Dan 7:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 After this, I looked, and behold, there was another beast, like a leopard. It had four wings of a bird on its back, and the beast had four heads. Dominion was given to it.

    7 After this, I saw in the visions of the night a fourth beast, terrifying, dreadful, and exceedingly strong. It had large iron teeth and devoured, crushed, and trampled the remainder with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

  • Rev 20:2
    71%

    2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

  • Rev 10:1
    71%

    1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

  • Rev 17:12
    71%

    12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings for one hour along with the beast.

  • Dan 7:20
    71%

    20 And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up, before which three fell—the horn that had eyes and a mouth speaking great things, and whose appearance was greater than the others.

  • Rev 15:1
    71%

    1 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven last plagues, because with them God's wrath is completed.

  • Rev 16:13
    71%

    13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

  • Rev 9:17
    70%

    17 And this is how I saw the horses in my vision: Those who rode them had breastplates that were fiery red, dark blue, and sulfur yellow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and from their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.

  • Rev 9:19
    70%

    19 For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; their tails were like snakes with heads, and they used them to harm.

  • Rev 17:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15 Then he said to me, 'The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.'

    16 The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her with fire.

  • Rev 17:18
    70%

    18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.

  • Rev 13:7
    70%

    7 It was also given power to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

  • Rev 4:7
    70%

    7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

  • Rev 19:12
    70%

    12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knows except Himself.

  • Dan 7:3
    69%

    3 Four great beasts, each different from the other, came up out of the sea.

  • Rev 9:9
    69%

    9 They had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots rushing into battle.

  • Rev 17:1
    69%

    1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters.'