16 But the earth helped the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth. 17 So the dragon was furious with the woman and left to wage war(A) against the rest of her offspring[a]—those who keep God’s commands and have the testimony about Jesus.(B) 18 He[b] stood on the sand of the sea.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 12:17 Or seed
  2. Revelation 12:18 Other mss read I. “He” is apparently a reference to the dragon.
  3. Revelation 12:18 Some translations put Rv 12:18 either in Rv 12:17 or Rv 13:1.

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