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Revelation 12:2-4
New English Translation

2 She[a] was pregnant and was screaming in labor pains, struggling[b] to give birth. 3 Then[c] another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven diadem crowns.[d] 4 Now[e] the dragon’s[f] tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then[g] the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

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  1. Revelation 12:2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. Revelation 12:2 tn Grk “and being tortured,” though βασανίζω (basanizō) in this context refers to birth pangs. BDAG 168 s.v. 2.b states, “Of birth-pangs (Anth. Pal. 9, 311 βάσανος has this mng.) Rv 12:2.” The καί (kai) has not been translated.
  3. Revelation 12:3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  4. Revelation 12:3 tn For the translation of διάδημα (diadēma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196.sn Diadem crowns were a type of crown used as a symbol of the highest ruling authority in a given area, and thus often associated with kingship.
  5. Revelation 12:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate that this remark is virtually parenthetical.
  6. Revelation 12:4 tn Grk “its”; the referent (the dragon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  7. Revelation 12:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
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