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4 Now[a] the dragon’s[b] tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then[c] 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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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 12:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate that this remark is virtually parenthetical.
  2. Revelation 12:4 tn Grk “its”; the referent (the dragon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Revelation 12:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.