Revelation 12:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 12:3

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

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

2 Then being with child, she cried out ^ain labor and in pain to give birth.

3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, ^aa great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

4 ^aHis tail drew a third ^bof the stars of heaven ^cand threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood ^dbefore the woman who was ready to give birth, ^eto devour her Child as soon as it was born.

5 She bore a male Child ^awho was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was ^bcaught up to God and His throne.

6 Then ^athe woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there ^bone thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Verse Comparison: Revelation 12:3

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Then another ominous sign (wonder) was seen in heaven: Behold, a huge, fiery-red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven kingly crowns (diadems) upon his heads.

Contemporary English Version
Something else appeared in the sky. It was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and a crown on each of its seven heads.

Darby English Version
And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;

Good News Bible
Another mysterious sight appeared in the sky. There was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and a crown on each of his heads.

International Standard Version
Then another sign appeared in the sky: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on its heads.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads {were} seven diadems.

New International Version
Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads.

New King James Version
And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then another sign appeared in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and it had seven diadems on his heads .

Young's Literal Translation
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,

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