Revelation 12:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And there was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war,

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} there was{G1096} war{G4171} in{G1722} heaven:{G3772} Michael{G3413} and{G2532} his{G846} angels{G32} [going forth] to war{G4170} with{G2596} the dragon;{G1404} and{G2532} the dragon{G1404} warred{G4170} and{G2532} his{G846} angels;{G32}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} there was{G1096}{(G5633)} war{G4171} in{G1722} heaven{G3772}: Michael{G3413} and{G2532} his{G846} angels{G32} fought{G4170}{(G5656)} against{G2596} the dragon{G1404}; and{G2532} the dragon{G1404} fought{G4170}{(G5656)} and{G2532} his{G846} angels{G32},

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And ther was grett battayll in heven Michael and his angells fowght with the dragon and the dragon fowght and his angelles

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And there was a greate batayll in heaue Michael and his angels foughte with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And there was a battell in heauen, Michael and his Angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there was a battayle in heauen, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels `going forth' to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels [going forth] to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going out to the fight with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels made war,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    War in Heaven Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

Referenced Verses

  • Jude 1:9 : 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'
  • Dan 12:1 : 1 At that time, Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one found written in the book.
  • Dan 10:13 : 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia resisted me for twenty-one days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I was left there with the kings of Persia.
  • Dan 10:21 : 21 But I will show you what is noted in the Scripture of truth; and no one stands with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
  • Matt 25:41 : 41 Then he will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
  • Matt 26:53 : 53 Do you think that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
  • 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
  • Eph 6:12 : 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
  • 2 Thess 1:7 : 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
  • Heb 2:10 : 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
  • Rev 12:3-4 : 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads. 4 His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
  • Rev 13:7 : 7 And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and power was given him over all tribes, tongues, and nations.
  • Rev 19:11-20 : 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written that no one knew but he himself. 13 And he wore a robe dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather together for the supper of the great God; 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with sulfur.
  • Rev 20:2 : 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
  • Ps 78:49 : 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
  • Isa 34:5 : 5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
  • Isa 55:4 : 4 Behold, I have given him as a witness to the people, a leader and commander for the people.
  • Matt 13:41 : 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
  • Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
  • Matt 24:31 : 31 And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rev 12:8-17
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    85%

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

    9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

    10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night."

    11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives even to death.

    12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.

    13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.

    14 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time, away from the presence of the serpent.

    15 And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.

    16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth.

    17 So the dragon became enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

  • Rev 12:1-6
    6 verses
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    1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

    2 And she was with child, and she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

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

    4 His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

    5 And she gave birth to a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.

    6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, so that she might be nourished there for one thousand two hundred sixty days.

  • Rev 13:6-7
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    6 And he opened his mouth to blaspheme against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

    7 And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and power was given him over all tribes, tongues, and nations.

  • 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'

  • 9 And they went up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

  • 21 I watched, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them,

  • 1 At that time, Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, every one found written in the book.

  • Rev 20:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

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

  • 7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

  • 4 And they worshiped the dragon who gave power to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"

  • 7 And the angel said to me, Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

  • 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

  • 21 But I will show you what is noted in the Scripture of truth; and no one stands with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

  • 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with him are called, chosen, and faithful.

  • 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

  • 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.

  • 20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

  • 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running to battle.

  • 6 And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people.

  • 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

  • 1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

  • 5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his hand to heaven.

  • 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia resisted me for twenty-one days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I was left there with the kings of Persia.

  • 2 And I saw another angel rising from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to harm the earth and the sea,

  • 1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them the wrath of God is finished.

  • 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather together for the supper of the great God;

  • 14 For they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

  • 10 And it grew great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.

  • 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God,

  • 1 After these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, possessing great power; and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

  • 11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

  • 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

  • 2 And the beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like a bear's feet, and his mouth like a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

  • 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.