Revelation 12:1 “And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with…”

Revelation 12:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

World English Bible

A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

American Standard Version

And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

Geneva Bible 1599

And there appeared a great wonder in heauen: A woman clothed with the sunne, and the moone was vnder her feete, and vpon her head a crowne of twelue starres.

Darby Translation

And a great sign was seen in the heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars;

Young's Literal Translation

And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars,

Bible in Basic English

And a great sign was seen in heaven: a A woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

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Cross references

“there”

2 Chronicles 32:31 Mark 13:25 Revelation 15:1 Acts 2:19 Revelation 11:19 Revelation 12:3

2 Chronicles 32:31 · BSB

And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

Mark 13:25 · BSB

the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Revelation 15:1 · BSB

Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.

Acts 2:19 · BSB

I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

Revelation 11:19 · BSB

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

Revelation 12:3 · BSB

Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.

“wonder”

Luke 21:25 Luke 21:11 Matthew 24:30 Matthew 12:38

Luke 21:25 · BSB

There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

Luke 21:11 · BSB

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

Matthew 24:30 · BSB

At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Matthew 12:38 · BSB

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

“a woman”

Ephesians 5:32 Isaiah 54:5–7 Isaiah 49:14–23 Isaiah 60:1–4 Ephesians 5:25–27 Hosea 2:19

Ephesians 5:32 · BSB

This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

Isaiah 54:5–7 · BSB

For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 49:14–23 · BSB

But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”

Isaiah 60:1–4 · BSB

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Ephesians 5:25–27 · BSB

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Hosea 2:19 · BSB

So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

“clothed”

Psalm 84:11 Revelation 21:23 Isaiah 61:10 Malachi 4:2 Romans 3:22 Galatians 3:27

Psalm 84:11 · BSB

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Revelation 21:23 · BSB

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Isaiah 61:10 · BSB

I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns…

Malachi 4:2 · BSB

“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

Romans 3:22 · BSB

And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,

Galatians 3:27 · BSB

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

“and the”

Galatians 6:14 Titus 2:11 Titus 2:12

Galatians 6:14 · BSB

But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Titus 2:11 · BSB

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

Titus 2:12 · BSB

It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

“crown”

Isaiah 62:3 Zechariah 9:16 Revelation 21:14 Revelation 1:20

Isaiah 62:3 · BSB

You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.

Zechariah 9:16 · BSB

On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.

Revelation 21:14 · BSB

The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 1:20 · BSB

This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Also

Song of Solomon 6:10 Psalm 104:2

Song of Solomon 6:10 · BSB

Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?

Psalm 104:2 · BSB

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.

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