Revelation 9:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.”
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“They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they have over them a king--the messenger of the abyss--a name <FI>is<Fi> to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 9:11 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
- John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- John 12:31Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
- John 16:11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 2:2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
- 1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- 1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
- Revelation 9:1Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
- 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.
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