Revelation 20:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were fulfilled; and after that, he must be released for a little while.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no mo, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and cast him into the abyss, and shut [it], {G2808} and sealed [it] over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: {G2532} after this he must be loosed for a little time.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and cast him into the bottomlesse pit and he bounde him and set a seale on him yt he shuld desceaue the people no moare tyll the.M. yeares were fulfilled. And after yt he muste be loosed for a litell season.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and cast him in to the bottomlesse pyt, and he bounde him, and set a seale on him, that he shuld disceaue the people nomoare, tyll the thousand yeares were fulfilled. And after that muste he be lowsed for a littell season.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And cast him into the bottomles pit, and he shut him vp, and sealed the doore vpon him, that he should deceiue the people no more, till the thousand yeeres were fulfilled: for after that he must be loosed for a litle season.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And cast hym into the bottomlesse pit, and he shut hym vp, and set a seale on hym, that he shoulde deceaue the people no more, tyll the thousande yeres were fulfylled: and after that, he must be loosed for a litle season.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and cast him into the abyss, and shut `it', and sealed `it' over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and cast him into the abyss, and shut [it], and sealed [it] over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And put him into the great deep, and it was shut and locked over him, so that he might put the nations in error no longer, till the thousand years were ended: after this he will be let loose for a little time.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished.(After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • Dan 6:17 : 17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords, so that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.
  • Rev 20:1 : 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
  • Matt 27:66 : 66 So they went, and made the sepulcher secure, sealing the stone and setting a guard.
  • 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve through his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
  • 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder; for Satan himself transforms into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
  • 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 But, beloved, do not be ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
  • Rev 13:14 : 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.
  • Rev 16:14-16 : 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. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
  • Rev 17:2 : 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
  • Rev 17:8 : 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to destruction: and those who dwell on the earth shall marvel, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
  • Rev 20:7-9 : 7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison, 8 And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for battle; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 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. 10 And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  • Matt 24:24 : 24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
  • Ps 90:4 : 4 For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Rev 20:1-2
    2 verses
    88%

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

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

  • Rev 20:4-10
    7 verses
    81%

    4And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

    5But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

    6Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. On such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

    7And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison,

    8And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for battle; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

    9And 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.

    10And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

  • Rev 12:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9And 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.

    10And 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."

  • Rev 9:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.

    2And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose from the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.

  • Rev 17:8
    72%

    8The beast that you saw was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to destruction: and those who dwell on the earth shall marvel, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

  • Rev 19:20
    71%

    20And 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 12:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12Therefore 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.

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

  • Rev 11:7
    70%

    7And 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.

  • Rev 12:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

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

    4His 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 13:5-7
    3 verses
    68%

    5And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue for forty-two months.

    6And he opened his mouth to blaspheme against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

    7And 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 10:2
    68%

    2And he had in his hand a little book open, and he set his right foot upon the sea and his left foot on the land.

  • Rev 20:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14And Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

    15And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

  • Rev 12:15-17
    3 verses
    67%

    15And 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.

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

    17So 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 7:3
    67%

    3Saying, Do not harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.

  • Rev 9:15
    66%

    15And the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, to kill a third of mankind.

  • Rev 2:10
    66%

    10Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.

  • Rev 13:13-14
    2 verses
    66%

    13And he performs great signs, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

    14And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

  • Rev 16:14
    66%

    14For 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.

  • Rev 9:5
    66%

    5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

  • Luke 4:5
    66%

    5And the devil, taking him up to a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

  • Rev 13:2
    66%

    2And 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.

  • Rev 10:5
    66%

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

  • Rev 17:11
    66%

    11The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and goes to destruction.

  • Rev 14:10-11
    2 verses
    66%

    10He shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

    11And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

  • Rev 9:10-11
    2 verses
    66%

    10They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails; and their power was to harm men for five months.

    11They had a king over them, who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

  • Rev 22:10
    66%

    10And he said to me, Do not seal the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

  • John 12:31
    65%

    31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

  • Rev 17:3
    65%

    3So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

  • 2 Thess 2:9
    65%

    9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

  • Rev 12:7
    65%

    7And there was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war,

  • Rev 3:10
    65%

    10Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.