Add parallel Print Page Options

14 But[a] the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness,[b] to the place God[c] prepared for her, where she is taken care of—away from the presence of the serpent—for a time, times, and half a time.[d] 15 Then[e] the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to[f] sweep her away by a flood, 16 but[g] the earth came to her rescue;[h] the ground opened up[i] and swallowed the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 12:14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
  2. Revelation 12:14 tn Or “desert.”
  3. Revelation 12:14 tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6.
  4. Revelation 12:14 tc The reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai hēmisu kairou) is lacking in the significant majuscule C. Its inclusion, however, is supported by P47 א A and the rest of the ms tradition. There is apparently no reason for the scribe of C to intentionally omit the phrase, and the fact that the word “time” (καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς, kairon kai kairous) appears twice before may indicate a scribal oversight.sn The parallel statement in Rev 12:6 suggests that the phrase a time, times, and half a time equals 1,260 days (three and a half years of 360 days each).
  5. Revelation 12:15 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  6. Revelation 12:15 tn Grk “so that he might make her swept away.”
  7. Revelation 12:16 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
  8. Revelation 12:16 tn Grk “the earth helped the woman.”
  9. Revelation 12:16 tn Grk “the earth opened its mouth” (a metaphor for the ground splitting open).

14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle,(A) so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time,(B) out of the serpent’s reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent(C) spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

Read full chapter