Revelation 20:2 “He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan,…”

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

World English Bible

He seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,

American Standard Version

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Geneva Bible 1599

And he tooke the dragon that olde serpent, which is the deuill and Satan, and he bounde him a thousand yeeres:

Darby Translation

And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is [the] devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Young's Literal Translation

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

Bible in Basic English

And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan, and put chains on him for a thousand years,

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Cross references

“he laid”

Isaiah 27:1 John 12:31 Genesis 3:15 John 16:11 Romans 16:20 Hebrews 2:14

Isaiah 27:1 · BSB

In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

John 12:31 · BSB

Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.

Genesis 3:15 · BSB

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel. ”

John 16:11 · BSB

and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.

Romans 16:20 · BSB

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Hebrews 2:14 · BSB

Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

“the dragon”

2 Peter 2:4 Revelation 12:9 Jude 1:6 1 Peter 5:8 Revelation 12:13 Revelation 12:15

2 Peter 2:4 · BSB

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

Revelation 12:9 · BSB

And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Jude 1:6 · BSB

And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

1 Peter 5:8 · BSB

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Revelation 12:13 · 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.

Revelation 12:15 · BSB

Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.

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

In context

1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

3And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

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