Verse Comparison: Revelation 17:15
American Standard Version
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Amplified® Bible
And [the angel further] said to me, The waters that you observed, where the harlot is seated, are races and multitudes and nations and dialects (languages).
Contemporary English Version
The oceans that you saw the prostitute sitting on are crowds of people from all races and languages.
Darby English Version
And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Good News Bible
The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute sits, are nations, peoples, races, and languages.
International Standard Version
The angel also said to me, "The waters you saw, on which the prostitute is sitting, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
King James Version
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
New American Standard Bible
And he *said to me, "The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
New International Version
Then the angel said to me, "The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.
New King James Version
Then he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And he said to me, "The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, symbolize peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith to me, `The waters that thou didst see, where the whore doth sit, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;'