Revelation 12:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.”
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“And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and she brought forth a male child, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and caught away was her child unto God and His throne,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 12:5 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 2:9You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Jeremiah 31:22How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land— a woman will shelter a man.”
- Micah 5:3Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.
- Matthew 1:25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
- Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
- Revelation 2:26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- Revelation 11:12And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
- Revelation 12:2She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth.
- Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
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