Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Revelation 12:13 in other translations
| BSB | And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. |
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| WEB | When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. |
| ASV | And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child. |
| YLT | And when the dragon saw that he was cast forth to the earth, he pursued the woman who did bring forth the male, |
| DARBY | And when the dragon saw that he had been cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which bore the male child. |
| BBE | And when the dragon saw that he was forced down to the earth, he made cruel attacks on the woman who gave birth to the male child. |
| Webster | And when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the male-child. |
What does Revelation 12:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
He persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. Rev 12:5. The child is represented as safe; that is, the ultimate progress and extension of the church was certain, But Satan was permitted still to wage a warfare against the church-- represented here by his wrath against the woman, and by her being constrained to flee into the wilderness. It is unnecessary to say that, after the Pagan persecutions ceased, and Christianity was firmly established in the empire; after Satan saw that all hope of destroying the church in that manner was at an end, his enmity was vented in another form--in the rise of the Papacy, and in the persecutions under that--in opposition to spiritual religion no less determined and deadly than that which had been waged by Paganism.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 12:12-17
The church and all her friends might well be called to praise God for deliverance from pagan persecution, though other troubles awaited her. The wilderness is a desolate place, and full of serpents and scorpions, uncomfortable and destitute of provisions; yet a place of safety, as well as where one might be alone. But being thus retired could not protect the woman. The flood of water is explained by many to mean the…
Revelation 12:13 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 12:13
- Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
- Revelation 12:3-5
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. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
- John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
- Psalms 37:12-14
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Revelation 12:12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
- Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
- Revelation 12:14
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Revelation 12:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando vió el dragón que él había sido arrojado á la tierra, persiguió á la mujer que había parido al hijo varón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand le dragon vit qu’il avait été précipité sur la terre, il persécuta la femme qui avait enfanté le fils mâle. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als der Drache sah, daß er auf die Erde geworfen war, verfolgte er das Weib, welches das männliche Kind geboren hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et postquam vidit draco quod projectus esset in terram, persecutus est mulierem, quæ peperit masculum: |