Revelation 20:2

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“He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.”

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BSBPD

“He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 20:2 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
  2. Job 1:7“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  3. Job 2:1On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
  4. Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
  5. Isaiah 49:24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
  6. Ezekiel 47:5Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot.
  7. Matthew 8:29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
  8. Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  9. Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
  10. Luke 11:20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  11. John 12:31Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
  12. John 16:11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
  13. Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
  14. Hebrews 2:14Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
  15. 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  16. 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
  17. Jude 1:6And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
  18. Revelation 9:11They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
  19. Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  20. Revelation 12:13And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
  21. Revelation 12:15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
  22. Revelation 12:17And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
  23. Revelation 13:2The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
  24. Revelation 13:4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”

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